Seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in northern Plateau State, North Central Nigeria
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Seroprevalence of horse (Equus caballus) brucellosis on the Mambilla plateau of Taraba State, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on the seroprevalence of horse brucellosis using the Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Serum Agglutination Test (SAT) on the Mambilla plateau of Taraba state, Nigeria where horses are reared under a free range management system on cattle farms. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of brucella antibodies in horses as well as the distr...
متن کاملA large seroprevalence survey of brucellosis in cattle herds under diverse production systems in northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND This study was carried out to investigate the status of brucellosis in cattle under various management systems in Adamawa, Kaduna and Kano states, northern Nigeria. Using multi-stage sampling, serum samples of 4,745 cattle from 271 herds were tested using the Rose-Bengal plate-agglutination test (RBPT) and positives were confirmed using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...
متن کاملSeroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in trade cattle slaughtered in Ibadan, Nigeria, from 2004-2006.
A seroprevalence study was carried out among trade cattle slaughtered at Bodija Municipal Abattoir, Ibadan (southwestern Nigeria) over a period of 3 consecutive years from 2004 to 2006 with a view to determining the breed, sex and age distribution in the seropositivity of bovine brucellosis. In total, 1642 animals were examined for antibodies to Brucella abortus using the Rose Bengal test. Sero...
متن کاملThe prevalence of bovine trypanosomes in parts of Benue state, north-central Nigeria.
Tsetse-borne African animal trypanosomiasis remains a serious threat to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease limits the full potential of agricultural development in 36 endemic countries of Africa 1,2. In Ni-geria, livestock production is limited by trypanosomiasis as tsetse flies infest about 75% of the nation's land mass 3 subjecting the animal population at great risk of t...
متن کاملSeroprevalence of brucellosis among cattle slaughtered in three municipal abattoirs of Gombe state, Northeastern Nigeria
AIM A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis among cattle slaughtered at three municipal abattoirs of Gombe State, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 200 blood samples collected from slaughtered cattle of different breeds (Sokoto Gudali - 50, White Fulani - 102, Red bororo - 34, and Crossbreeds - 14), sex (males - 19 and females - 181)...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2222-1808
DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(13)60081-x