In animals that are kept in temperate latitudes and that are seasonal in their breeding activity, nutritional and photoperiodic signals operate in harmony to time the activation of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator in the brain and trigger puberty. These signals ensure that within the constraints imposed by the circannual changes in the environment, body size and time o...

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasitism is the most important disease of small ruminants. Control is usually based on the use of chemical anthelmintics (dewormers); but these are prohibited from use in organic livestock, and the effectiveness of chemical anthelmintics in conventional operations is limited by high levels of anthelmintic resistance. Consequently, herbal dewormers are increasin...

BACKGROUND Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal death in Sokoto State, Nigeria, where 95% of women give birth outside of a health facility. Although pilot schemes have demonstrated the value of community-based distribution of misoprostol for the prevention of PPH, none have provided practical insight on taking such programs to scale. METHODS A community-based system for...

Twelve cases of Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae infection have occurred in four humans, three cattle, and five red deer in western Austria since 1994. DNA-fingerprinting of the isolates suggested transmission in and between these species over several years. Contact with cattle, but not with goats, was found to be associated with three of four human cases.

The study was designed to determine the bacterial quality of local fried ground beef (Dambun nama) sold and consumed in Sokoto metropolis. Between January and December 2009, 216 samples of fried ground beef were collected and processed for bacterial isolations. Plate count agar, Violet Red bile lactose agar, RAPID E. coli agar and tellurite emulsion plates were used for the isolation of aerobic...

Objectives: Malaria infection is a major public health problem and cause of morbidity and mortality particularly among children in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The aim of this present study was to determine the effect of plasmodium parasitaemia on some haematological parameters of children visiting the children emergency unit of Sokoto State Specialist Hospital in Sokoto, Nort...

Milk is an essential component of human and animal diets, cattle are a major source milk for consumption. Environmental, nutritional, genetic, physiological factors can affect composition. This study was aimed at evaluating the antioxidant properties samples from four breeds, namely: White Fulani (WF), Sokoto Gudali (SG), Red Bororo (RB), exotic Holstein Friesian (HF) in Sokoto, Nigeria. Fatty ...

No. of 21 shale, limestone and gypsum samples belonging to the Palaeocene Sokoto Group and 19 sandstone, shale, lignite and gypsum samples from Maastrichtian age the Rima Group of the Sokoto Basin were collected from five traverses across hills and pits, and analyzed for major and trace elements using XRF and AAS analytical techniques. The SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of the Taloka Formation in the Rima Gr...