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...