OCCURRENCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN FRESH MEAT AND OFFAL SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT   Listeriosis is a disease caused by a gram positive, non-spore forming intracellular pathogenic bacteria of the genus Listeria, commonly associated with food. To…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ANTICOCCIDIAL ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTS OF KHAYA

ABSTRACT A study to determine the in vitro and in vivo anticoccidial activities of Khaya senegalensis leaf extracts on Eimeria tenella infection in broilers was…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

INFLUENCE OF LACTIC ACID AND TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE TREATMENTS ON THE SHELF LIFE OF BEEF OBTAINED FROM RETAIL

ABSTRACT     Beef sold at retail markets can be contaminated with microorganisms which are of public health significance and impact on the shelf-life of…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

IMMUNE RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKENS TO CAECAL COCCIDIOS USING EXO AND ENDOGENOUS STAGES OF Eimeria tenella

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the immune response of broiler chickens to Eimeria tenella developmental stages Four hundred broilers divided into…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF ALLIUM SATIVUM, LINN (GARLIC) IN THE PREVENTION OF PASTEURELLOSIS IN JAPANESE QUAILS

ABSTRACT   Indiscriminate use of antibiotic in animals and human to control bacterial disease create resistant bacteria. It is therefore imperative to seek alternative treatment…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC KIDNEY DIMENSIONS AND MODIFIED BODY MASS INDEX IN CLINICALLY HEALTHY NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS DOGS

ABSTRACTS   Ultrasonography was used to determine the correlation between the kidney dimensions in 115 clinically healthy Nigerian Indigenous Dogs (NID) with anthropometric indices such…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EVALUATION OF SOME SONOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF THE TESTES COMPARED WITH SPERMOGRAM AND SOME HORMONAL PROFILES IN CLINICALLY HEALTHY YANKASA RAMS

ABSTRACT     The aim of the present study was to establish the normal sonographic parameters for the Yankasa ram‟s testes and epididymides; and to…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EVALUATION OF SOME CYTOKINES IN UNINJURED AND CUTANEOUSLY INJURED NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS DOGS

Abstract Twelve apparently healthy Nigerian indigenous dogs (NIDs) (6 males and 6 females) within the age range of 9 – 13 months and weight range…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN VILLAGE CHICKENS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Newcastle disease (ND) is considered as a major constraint to village chicken production in Africa. A study on the epidemiology of ND in village…

0Shares
Continue Reading...

EFFECTS OF QUERCETIN ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS RAISED AT DIFFERENT STOCKING DENSITIES

ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of a potent antioxidant, quercetin, on some physiological parameters, performance, and carcass and meat pH in broiler chickens, raised…

0Shares
Continue Reading...