Serological Survey of Porcine Brucella Infection in SouthEast, Nigeria

Porcine brucellosis, also called contagious abortion of swine is an infectious and zoonotic disease of swine caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella (Young, 1995). Brucella suis is the species found primarily in pigs. It is a zoonotic infection of domesticated and wild animals which humans(especially occupationally exposed workers), acquire by ingestion of improperly cooked contaminated pork, direct contact with infected animals or inhalation of infected aerosols (Radostits, 1995). Brucella infection in pigs is of wide spread occurrence, but the prevalence is low in most countries with the exception of South America and Southeast-Asia where the prevalence is high (Starnes et al., 1999). Pig production is drasticallyaffected by Brucella infection through abortion, birth of weak/unthrifty piglets, infertility and orchitis in the boar and these constitute serious economic losses (Ogundipe et al., 2001). Productivity of pigs in most countries is generally low due to high piglet mortality, slow growth rate,lack of adequate feed stuffs, ectoparasitism, trypanosomosis, helminthosis, lack of government' incentives, poor housing, lack of veterinary services and poor feed conversion ratio (Rekwot, 2003).This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Brucella infection in swine in southeast Nigeria

Haematological profiles of pigs raised under intensive management system in South-Eastern Nigeria

The haematological profile of pigs raised under intensive management system in South-Eastern Nigeria was studied. A total of 114 pigs were sampled comprising of 48 males and 66 females. Thirty-seven pigs were sampled in Anambra State, 46 in Enugu State and 31 in Ebonyi State with 38 being piglets and 76 adults. The blood values compared favourably with the reference values except for MCV and MCH that were slightly lower than the standard. The mean total WBC and neutrophil values were slightly higher than the standard. The PCV, Hb, MCHC and basophils were not significantly different (p>0.05) between the states. The RBC count was significantly (p.0.01) lower in Anambra State when compared with other states whereas Enugu State was significantly lower (

Abattoir-Based Study Of The Susceptibility Of Two Naturally Infected Breeds Of Goat To Haemonchus Contortus In Nsukka Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria

No Abstract. Animal Research International Vol. 2 (2) 2005 pp. 342-34