EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF OVINE COCCIDIAL INFECTIONS IN SELECTED FARMS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorBIALLAH, MARKUS BUKAR
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T09:57:19Z
dc.date.available2014-02-25T09:57:19Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA NIGERIA. SEPTEMBER, 2007en_US
dc.description.abstractA cross-sectional survey of coccidiosis in sheep was carried out between June, 2005 and July, 2006 in order to study the epidemiology of the infection in Bauchi state. Eight hundred and sixty six (866) faecal samples were collected four times from farms in three locations (Bauchi, Misau and Azare). Faecal samples were obtained directly from the rectum in August, 2005; November, 2005; February, 2006 and May, 2006; coinciding with the late rainy, early dry, late dry and early rainy seasons, respectively. Coccidial infections were relatively common with 78.3% of all the animals positive for the infection. There was almost identical prevalence in all the three locations. Misau had the highest prevalence of 79.2%, followed by Bauchi (78.9%) and Azare (76.6%) but the differences were not statistically significant (p> 0.05). There were also no significant differences between the prevalence in relation to breed and sex. Significantly (p< 0.05) higher prevalence was observed in the late rainy season compared with the other seasons. Adults significantly (p< 0.05) showed high prevalence than the immature and young. Oocyts counts were not significantly (p> 0.05) influenced by sex, breed and systems of management. The young and immature sheep were significantly (p< 0.05) excreting higher number of oocysts than the adults. Eight Eimeria species were identified in this study. The most prevalent were E. bakuensis, found in 80% of the adult animals, E. ovinoidalis (62.7%), E. parva (60.0%) and E. ahsata (52.0%). The other species were E. faurei, E. granulosa, E. pallida, and E. intricata, present in 40%, 36%, 16% and 12% of the samples, respectively. There was a negative correlation between oocyst counts and body condition score. It was concluded that there was potential for clinical coccidiosis in sheep in Bauchi state especially during the late rainy seasons when conditions are suitable for sporulation of the pathogenic species of Eimeria (E. ovinoidalis and E. bakuensis). It is hereby suggested that detailed studies on the economic importance of coccidiosis in Bauchi state be conducted to ascertain losses due to the disease in sheep industry in the state.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2519
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDIES,en_US
dc.subjectCOCCIDIAL INFECTIONS,en_US
dc.subjectSELECTED FARMS,en_US
dc.subjectBAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA.en_US
dc.titleEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF OVINE COCCIDIAL INFECTIONS IN SELECTED FARMS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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