A. Ogunkoya, M. O. V. Oshinubi, A. S. Yilia, B. M. Jahun, A. Hassan
{"title":"Some cases of rabies with high exposure potential: A field experience","authors":"A. Ogunkoya, M. O. V. Oshinubi, A. S. Yilia, B. M. Jahun, A. Hassan","doi":"10.4314/TV.V21I1.4530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V21I1.4530","url":null,"abstract":"A 12-year old girl died of rabies in 1986. The source of the rabies was a family dog that had been vaccinated several times with Flury Strain LEP rabies vaccine. The health and home care of the dog was excellent. The death of the dog 4 days after it bit the girl did not qualify it for a rabies suspect and the brain was not tested for rabies antigen. The death of the girl six months later forced a change in the autopsy protocol at Ahmadu Bello University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Zaria. Until the change, only dogs suspected of rabies were tested for rabies antigen. The testing of the brains of all autopsied dogs for rabies antigen inspite of the cause of death has revealed 9 cases that would have escaped being diagnosed under previous protocol as cases of rabies. The individual cases and the high exposure potential of each of the cases are discussed in this paper. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2003 21(1): 58-64)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116194302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of detection methods for antibodies to boar spermatozoa","authors":"O. Fayemi, H. Joo","doi":"10.4314/TV.V21I1.4522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V21I1.4522","url":null,"abstract":"Sera collected from each animal at weekly intervals and sera from two 3-month old virgin gilts were tested for sperm antibody utilizing indirect immunofluorescence, immunoperoxidase, indirect immunobead, Staphylococcus Aureus protein a agglutination techniques and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Sera from the virgin gilts and preimmune sera of immunized animals were negative for sperm antibody with all methods. The different methods varied in their sensitivity to determination of sperm antibody titers. The ELISA was the most sensitive of the methods. The ELISA and Protein A agglutination were the most suitable in terms of specificity and repeatability for sperm antibody detection in swine. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2003 21(1): 1-13)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133251152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of two immune diagnostic techniques for detection of Mycoplasma mycoides sub species mycoides SC in cattle","authors":"M. Aliyu, G. Egwu, J. Ameh","doi":"10.4314/TV.V21I1.4524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V21I1.4524","url":null,"abstract":"The use of Dot-Enzyme immunoassay (Dot-EIA) and Avidin-Biotin \u0000\u0000Complex (ABC-Elite) test in detecting Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides Small colony (MmmSc) in CBPP suspect tissues was evaluated. Out of the 330 suspect lung tissues and 20 suspect lymph nodes tissue samples analyzed, 245 (75.9%) and 276 (83.3%) of the lung tissues were positive by ABC-Elite and Dot-EIA respectively. However, the result of 11(3.45%) and 10(3.0%) of the lung tissues samples analyzed by ABC Elite and Dot EIA respectively could not be interpreted hence were considered to be doubtful. It is concluded that while both Dot-EIA and BC-Elite could be used efficiently in the field Dot-EIA is considered superior because of its cost-effectiveness, accuracy and speediness of results compared to ABC-Elite method. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2003 21(1): 23-29)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123268811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case Report: Managing Bite Wounds in a Male Mona Monkey ( Cercopithecus Mona )","authors":"O. Eyarefe, C. Oguntoye","doi":"10.4314/TV.V30I1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V30I1","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on the management of bite wounds inflicted on an adult male mona monkey by two other males in an attempt to mate the only female in the group. The deep laceration wounds which were at the left cranial thoracic and left caudal abdominal walls,the lateral aspect of the right thigh, the planter surface of the right fore limb and the right triceps muscle were managed with honey incorporated bandage dressings and delayed primary closure with sutures. The unique wound management procedure especially in wild life species,as well as the need to prevent group fight among wild life species in captivity especially mona monkeys through understanding of their social interactive structure formed the objectives of this report. Information acquisition by Zoo Veterinarians and managers, on social interaction among wild life species could help in preventing injuries, reducing cost of zoo animal keeping and conserving the few wild species presently available in our zoological gardens and game reserves. Keywords : Wound healing, Mona monkey","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127342485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Haematology of the nigerian white fulani cattle under two different management systems","authors":"F. Olayemi, J. O. Oyewale","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I1.4504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I1.4504","url":null,"abstract":"Haematological values of the Nigerian white Fulani cattle under the intensive and extensive management systems were determined. The intensively reared cattle showed higher packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), eosinophil, lymphocyte, monocyte and neutrophil counts but lower erythrocyte osmotic fragility, mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) than those under extensive management. Both groups of cattle however had similar mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and haemoglobin (Hb) concentration. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(1): 17-21)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131499203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seroprevalence of Zona Pellucida antibodies in some Minnesota swine herds","authors":"O. Fayemi","doi":"10.4314/TV.V21I1.4527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V21I1.4527","url":null,"abstract":"Serum samples collected from selected swine breeding farms in St.Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. were screened for zona pellucida (ZP) antibodies by the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique. Of the 1865 samples screened, 107, 171, 489, 329, 302 were in the age ranges 0-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, 25-30 and above 30 months of age and the proportions positive for ZP antibodies were 0, 5.26, 9.61, 14.78, 18.84 and 19.21% respectively. A total of 245 (13.14%) of them positive for ZP antibodies and seropositivity increased with age (P 0.10) and there was no interaction between farm of origin and age of animal (P>0.10). The possibility of gential infections contributing to the auto-immunity cannot be ruled out and the association of the antibodies with increased age may be due to infections over a long time. This aspect of immunological infertility should be taken into consideration when investigating infertility in swine herds. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2003 21(1): 42-46)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"82 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128168796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distribution of surgical cases at the university of Nigeria veterinary teaching hospital (1985 — 1995)","authors":"C. Eze, O. Idowu","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I1.4510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I1.4510","url":null,"abstract":"Case files of out-patients at the University of Nigeria Veterinary Teaching Hospital were used to assess the distribution of surgical cases between January 1985 to December 1995. Five hundred and five operative and orthopaedic procedures were performed on 493 patients during this period. Canine patients accounted for 63% of all cases. Goats, sheep, and cats accounted for 24%, 3% and 2%, respectively. Cases involving species like rabbit, turkey, pig, monkey and gorilla accounted for 8%. Castration dominated all the cases with 54% while soft tissue procedures [excision of transmissible venereal tumour, oral papillomata, reduction of hernia, uterine prolapse, lancing of abscess] constituted 37% and reduction of bone fractures constituted 10%. Records showed that surgical cases decreased from year to year. Nearly all goats were castrated under one year, while caesarian sections in does were carried out between 1-3 years of age. The highest incidence of caesarian sections occurred between May and July of every year. The occurrence of TVT is not seasonal. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(1): 52-56)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"206 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116742635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic resistance status of Escherichia coli isolated from healthy pigs from some piggery farms in Ibadan, Nigeria","authors":"A. Ogunleye, O. Okunlade","doi":"10.4314/TV.V33I3-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V33I3-4","url":null,"abstract":"Antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from both healthy and infected farm animals is common, and such pathogens constitute important public health hazard because they can transfer drug resistant strains to other pathogens, both of animal and human origin. In this study, antibiotic profiles of 137 E. coli isolates from 256 apparently healthy pigs from 5 different piggeries in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria were evaluated. Isolates were grown aerobically at breakpoint concentrations for ciprofloxacin, cefepime, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, ampicillin, kanamycin, streptomycin and nalidixic acid (all obtained from SIGMA-ALDRICH, USA) according to standard methods specified by Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute.The highest resistance of 91% was observed for tetracycline, followed by 87.6% and 86.9% for kanamycin and nalidixic acid, respectively. The following percentage resistance of 72.3, 64.9, 43.1, 29.2 and 28.4% were observed for ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, cefepime and streptomycin, respectively. Of all the antibiotics included in the study, streptomycin was the most sensitive with 71.5% sensitivity followed closely by cefepime with 70.8% sensitivity. The research revealed a high level of antibiotic resistance among E. coli. The percentage of resistance observed for the antibiotics included in this study reflected the degree of their respective uses in pig production in the study area. This work further supports the need for prudent use of each of the antibiotics in animal production in Nigeria.Keywords: Healthy pigs, Antibiotics, Resistance","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131512368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Ajadi, A. A. Adeniyi, A. A. Abiade, H. O. Nottidge, E. Otesile, O. Kasali
{"title":"Radiographic diagnosis of skeletal diseases among dogs in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria: A preliminary report","authors":"R. Ajadi, A. A. Adeniyi, A. A. Abiade, H. O. Nottidge, E. Otesile, O. Kasali","doi":"10.4314/TV.V31I2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V31I2","url":null,"abstract":"Case records of dogs presented with signs of skeletal injuries at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Petcare Animal Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos between January, 2010 and December, 2011 were reviewed. Data recorded included breed, sex and age of the dogs, presenting clinical signs and the diagnosis made. Radiographs obtained from the dogs were also reviewed to check whether the diagnosis made was in agreement with the radiographic findings. The result of the study showed that a total of 37 dogs comprising 24 males (65%) and 13 females (35%) were presented with musculoskeletal injury during the period. The breeds most frequently affected were Alsatian (14) and Rottweiler (8). In all, the results showed a prevalence of 24% for osteoarthritis, fractures (27%) and coxo-femoral luxation (21.6%). Eighteen (49%) of the cases involved joints with coxo-femoral luxation and degenerative diseases of the hip joint (24%), being the most prevalent. It was, therefore, concluded that degenerative joint diseases of the hip are relatively common especially among the large breeds of dogs in Nigeria. Keywords: Musculoskeletal, injury, dogs, osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease.","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114256629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fasciola hepatica:(35S-Methionine) radio-labelled study of excretory/secretory products during development.","authors":"O. Ajanusi, Iris S. Harrison, M. Sewell","doi":"10.4314/TV.V21I1.4525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V21I1.4525","url":null,"abstract":"Newly excysted juvenile (NEJ, DO) Day old (D1); 14, 28, 42 and 56 days old (D14, D28, D42, and D56) Fasciola Hepatica were biosynthetically radio-labelled by culturing with 35S-Methionine in Vitro. The total secreted proteins were analysed by electrophoresis in the presence of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS-PAGE). There were noticeable differences and similarities in the Excretory/Secretory Products (ES) of the various ages of flukes, and the ES products of DO fluke had the simplest protein profile with only two components. Immunoprecipitation with serum from infected rats faintly recognized a 26KDa antigen in the reduced form of ES products of D1 fluke (D1 ES products). This serum recognised a 38 KDa antigen in the reduced form of ES of D14, D28, D42 and D56 flukes, and a 57 KDa antigen in the non-reduced form of adult (D56 flukes, and a 57 KDa antigen in the non-reduced form of adult (D56) ES. These results extends our knowledge of age-specific components of F. Hepatica. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2003 21(1): 30-37)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124146586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}