SEROLOGICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS IN FOOD ANIMALS (CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS AND SWINE) IN KANO AND KADUNA STATES OF NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorANDREW, OLATUNBOSUN AGANGA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-08T08:34:53Z
dc.date.available2014-09-08T08:34:53Z
dc.date.issued1981-05
dc.descriptionA Thesis Submitted to the Ahmadu. Bello University, Zaria in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Veterinary Public Health MAY, 1981en_US
dc.description.abstractA serological and parasitological survey of toxoplasmosis was conducted on some food animals (cattle sheep, goats and swine) in Kano and Kaduna States of Nigeria to determine prevalence of T. gondii infection. A combination of Indirect Haemagglutination (IHA) and Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) tests were the serological methods used for cattle, goats and sheep serum samples while the IHA and the Sabin-Feldman (SF) dye tests were used for the swine serum samples. Attempts were made to isolate T. gondii from seropositive animals by the mouse inoculation technique, A total of 762 animals were sampled comprising 200 each of cattle, goats, sheep and 162 swine. Serum samples were collected prior to slaughter while tissue samples of the same animals were collected after slaughter at various abattoirs in these two States. Results show that 3, 4,5, 9 and 6.8 per cent respectively of cattle, goats, sheep and swine were positive by the Indirect Haemagglutination te3t while 3, A, 9.5 per cent of cattle, goats and sheep were positive by the Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test and 8 per cent of swine by the Sabin-Feldman (SF) dye test. There was no statistical significant difference in the results based on age, sex, breed and geographical location P<0.0.05(chi square). Attempt to isolate Toxoplasma gondii from the tissues of the serologically positive animals was unsuccessful. It is concluded, based on the present study, that meat of commonly slaughtered animals in Northern Nigeria present minimal public health hazard as far as T. gondii is concerned.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5279
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSEROLOGICAL,en_US
dc.subjectPARASITOLOGICAL,en_US
dc.subjectSURVEY,en_US
dc.subjectTOXOPLASMOSIS,en_US
dc.subjectFOOD ANIMALS,en_US
dc.subjectCATTLE, SHEEP,en_US
dc.subjectGOATS AND SWINE,en_US
dc.titleSEROLOGICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS IN FOOD ANIMALS (CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS AND SWINE) IN KANO AND KADUNA STATES OF NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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