Across- sectional study was carried from April 2015 to October 2015 to determine the prevalence of, and to identify Risk factor for Brucellosis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Gadarrif State, Sudan. A total of 252 camels from 60 camel herds were included in this study, The Study was conducted in four selected locality in Gadarrif State. From Algadarrif (109), Butana (93), Wast Algadrrif (15), and Alshwak (35) Localities. Of these, 8.4 % (215 out of 252), and 13.5% (37 out ...
This investigation was made to determine the coccidial infection in Quails reared on different farms in Khartoum state. In this study 100 samples of Quails were processed by clinical , postmortem and microscopic examination during period from February to may 2017 . Samples were collected from three farms in Khartoum state . Results revealed that 20 samples of Quails were positive . High infection was found in females and young birds . The higher infection rate and intensity Was recorded...
This study was conducted from February to march 2019 in Omdurman localities [Omdurman, Umbada and Karrary] in Khartoum state to investigate the prevalence rate of bovine Thieleriosis and associated risk factors of the disease. A total of 104 blood smear samples were taken from suspected cattle with disease and Gimsa’s staining technique was used. Also a questionnaire was filled from 15 farm owners including management and environment risk factors associated with the disease. The resul...
ABSTRACT Diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in asymptomatic goats is a big challenge towards control of the disease in mixed herds. This is because not all of the available diagnostic methods in cattle are easily applicable and capable of detecting the disease in goats. In this study, two BTB diagnostic tests commonly used in cattle were employed to diagnose BTB in goats. The study established the potency and effiency of conventional comparative intraderma test (CIT) over interferon (IFN)...
ABSTRACT The use of antibiotics in livestock production is of food safety concern due to hazards of their residues and transfer of resistant bacteria along the food chain. There are few reported quantitative assessment of meat-borne antibiotic residues and resistant pathogens in southwestern Nigeria. Antibiotics usage in food animal production, antimicrobial residues screening, prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and levels of oxytetracycline residue in chicken and beef from Lagos, Ibadan...
SUMMARY The study evaluated the effect of dietary inclusion levels of walnut leaf (WL) and onion bulb (OB) residues on dermal wound healing of Clarias gariepinus. The experiment was carried out in 9 experimental tanks (1.8 m x 2 m x 1.2 m) for 14 days. Nine experimental diets were formulated at 40% crude protein representing the following inclusion levels: Control (0%), OB2 (0.5%), OB3 (1.0%), OB4 (1.5%), OB5 (2.0%), WL6 (0.5%), WL7 (1.0%), WL8 (1.5%) and WL9 (2.0%). Fish (mean weight of 1kg)...
ABSTRACT Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is fatal if untreated and causes severe morbidity. In Tanzania HAT is caused by Trypanosoma b. rhodesiense. Trypanosomiasis in livestock is the major impediment to livestock farming and it limits the full potential of agricultural development in Tanzania. This study was undertaken in Kasulu district of Kigoma region, an area that is endemic for both human and animal trypanosomiasis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of trypanosomiasis in...
ABSTRACT Haptoglobin gene encodes for an acute phase protein; Haptoglobin and is expressed in three different polymorphic forms, Hp1-1, Hp1-2 and Hp2-2. Various studies on pathogenesis of Malaria maintain that Haptoglobin polymorphism influences host susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum infection. A number of studies provide evidence that, individuals carrying Hp2-2 genotype are resistant to both Malaria infection and development of severe disease although some have shown that no influence...
ABSTRACT Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the five countries that carry half of the global disease burden. Yet, malaria is an entirely preventable and treatable disease, when currently recommended interventions are properly implemented. Such interventions include confirmation of malaria diagnosis through microscopy or malaria rapid diagnostic tests (MRDTs) for every suspected case, even in children under five years of age. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malaria infec...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to estimate the porcine cysticercosis prevalence by meat inspection, identify the risk factors of porcine cysticercosis along the pig/pork marketing channels and describe the pig productions systems. Data for prevalence were obtained using census of all pig carcasses going through the meat inspection point over a 3-months period. A ledger was used to register information regarding all cysticercosis post mortem inspection findings. The meat inspection was ev...
ABSTRACT A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in sheep and goats kept under traditional management system in Meru district, Tanzania in September 2014, with the objective of determining the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthosis in small ruminants, identification of the most prevalent helminths, determination of helminth infection intensity in traditional management system and assessment of farmers awareness on small ruminants helminth control practice. In this study a tot...
ABSTRACT Inadequate and erratic rainfall in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya that are accompanied by long dry spells lead to drought. This leads to low feed availability. Inadequate quality and quantity of feeds is the major constraint to livestock production in the ASALs of Kenya. It is the major input factor to livestock production and accounts for 60-70% of the production cost. There is therefore a need to introduce climate smart forage species in order to expand the forage re...
ABSTRACT The scarce and low nutritive livestock forage resource base in semi arid Kenya limits livestock production in these regions. The major factor contributing to this situation is inadequate and erratic rainfall patterns accompanied by long dry spells often culminating into drought. To exploit the full potential of the ASALs for livestock production there is need to expand the forage resource base through introduction of climate smart forage species. This study was carried out to evaluat...
ABSTRACT: Human activities modify ecosystem structure and function and can also alter the vital rates of vectors and thus the risk of infection with vector-borne diseases. In the Maasai Steppe ecosystem of northern Tanzania, local communities depend on livestock and suitable pasture that is shared with wildlife, which can increase tsetse abundance and the risk of trypanosomiasis. We monitored the monthly tsetse fly abundance adjacent to Tarangire National Park in 2014-2015 using geo-reference...
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