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This study evaluated the occurrence of diseases and disorders among trade cattle slaughtered betw... more This study evaluated the occurrence of diseases and disorders among trade cattle slaughtered between March 2012 and March 2013 at Nsukka abattoir, Enugu State, Nigeria. The study population was 8,296 cattle slaughtered during this study period, while the sample population evaluated in the cross-sectional survey was 567 cattle slaughtered on days of scheduled research visits to the abattoir, which was once in two weeks across the 13-month study period. Diagnosis of the diseases/disorders encountered during the study followed standard procedures. Results showed that out of the 567 cattle sampled, 82 (14.46%) had diseases/disorders, while 485 were apparently healthy. The occurrences of specific diseases/disorders were as follows: fasciolosis – 8.47%, tuberculosis – 1.76%, trypanosomosis – 1.41%, skin disorders – 0.88%, paramphistomosis – 0.71%, neoplasms – 0.18%, and cachexia of unknown aetiology – 1.06%. Among the 485 apparently healthy cattle, 9 (1.59%) were found with foetus in their uterus at slaughter (pregnant). It was concluded that the occurrence of diseases/disorders in the cattle surveyed was 14.46%, and that fasciolosis topped the list as the disease with the highest occurrence.
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Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Newcastle disease (ND) is widely recognized as an extremely harmful and conta... more Background and Aim: Newcastle disease (ND) is widely recognized as an extremely harmful and contagious disease of birds. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the effect of oxidative stress induced by the virulent ND virus (NDV) (KUDU 113) on the plasma, brain, bursa of Fabricius, NDV antibody response, and hematology as well as the ameliorative effect of the individual or combined use of Vitamins E and C on the clinical signs of NDV-infected chickens. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 150 broiler chickens were included and divided into five groups: Group 1, nonsupplemented and unchallenged chickens (UCC); Group 2, nonsupplemented and challenged chickens (ICC); Group 3, Vitamin C-supplemented + challenged chickens; Group 4, Vitamin E-supplemented + challenged chickens; and Group 5, Vitamins E and C-supplemented + challenged chickens. Groups 3, 4, and 5 were supplemented with Vitamins E and C (33 and 400 mg/kg/day, respectively). Virus challenge was done with 0...
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Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences
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Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae
The present study evaluated the effect of whole egg consumption on the liver, testes, cauda epidi... more The present study evaluated the effect of whole egg consumption on the liver, testes, cauda epididymal sperm reserve and lipid profile of male rats. These evaluations were carried out on adult twenty (20) male albino rats, which were randomly selected into four groups of 5 rats each, designated groups A, B, C and D. Group A was the control group and received only equivalent volume of distilled water, while groups B, C and D received 0.25mg/kg, 0.5mg/kg; and 1.0mg/kg body weight of the quail egg respectively. Standard procedures were carried out in the tissue processing, cauda epididymal sperm reserve and in lipid profile determinations. On days 35 and 49, the mean serum total cholesterol value of group D was significantly lower than that of the control group. On day 35, the mean serum low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein (LDL and HDL cholesterol) values of all the treatment groups were significantly lower and higher than that of the control group, respectively. Howev...
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Revue d’elevage et de medicine veterinaire des pays tropicaux, 2017
This study assessed hematological and serum biochemical alterations associated with the occurrenc... more This study assessed hematological and serum biochemical alterations associated with the occurrence of tuberculous lesions in slaughtered White Fulani cattle at Nsukka abattoir, Enugu State, Nigeria. Diagnosis was confirmed by the immunochromatographic technique and histopathology. Out of 567 cattle examined, ten (1.76%) had tuberculous lesions. The tuberculous cattle had normocytic normochromic anemia, leukocytosis, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. They also had significantly lower (p < 0.05) serum alanine aminotransferase, albumin and urea, and significantly higher (p < 0.05) serum globulin than the apparently healthy control animals. We concluded that the occurrence of tubercles in cattle was associated with alterations in hematological and serum biochemical parameters, which may be relevant to the establishment of an antemortem diagnosis of tuberculosis.
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