Production characteristics, disease prevalence, and herd-health management of pigs in Southeast Nigeria
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Materials and methods: Fifty-four farms were conveniently selected from three states of Southeast Nigeria. Information on socioeconomic characteristics of farmers (sex, occupation, educational status, and farming experience), management practices, and disease prevalence were collected. Samples were screened for ectoparasites (skin scrapings), trypanosomes and Brucella antibodies (blood samples), and helminth and cestode ova and coccidia oocysts (fecal samples).
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