SEROPREVALENCE OF AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS IN HORSES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorMSHELIA, WAYUTA PHILIP
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-10T09:21:26Z
dc.date.available2014-02-10T09:21:26Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-10
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EQUINE MEDICINEen_US
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted in the seven Local Government Areas of Kaduna state, Nigeria to determine the prevalence and the various horse management and environmental factors associated with AHS viral infection in horses in Kaduna state using I-ELISA test. A total of 183 horses in 50 stables were used in the study. Out of the 110 of the non vaccinated horses sampled 102 (92.7%) were seropositive. There was a significant difference (P< 0.05) in serum titre value of the horses tested with regards to breeds, sex, use of horses, and vaccination status. While there was no significant (P>0.05) difference between the different ages of horses studied. The high titre levels as seen in this study could indicate that the horses might have long standing infection since I-ELISA detects Ig G. The high titre value could also mean that AHS may be endemic in the study area. The endemicity could be as a result of the presence of the insect vectors due to the favourable conditions that make these vectors to survive optimally as shown in the study. The husbandry practices as practiced by the stables seemed to be adequate, though disease prevention and control practices were found to be inadequate as to prevent the presence of the vectors, let alone control them. The stable managers and grooms had close working relations with their consulting veterinarians as many of the stables reported vaccinating their horses. Six of the consulting veterinarians to these stables reported experiencing outbreaks of AHS. The study has showed that the AHS virus seems to be circulating among horses in the study area as non-vaccinated horses were seropositive with titres as high as 243 even in the presence of a seemingly adequate husbandry and management practices.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/756
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSEROPREVALENCEen_US
dc.subjectAFRICANen_US
dc.subjectHORSEen_US
dc.subjectSICKNESSen_US
dc.subjectVIRUSen_US
dc.subjectHORSESen_US
dc.subjectKADUNAen_US
dc.subjectSTATEen_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleSEROPREVALENCE OF AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS IN HORSES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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