{"title":"Response of broiler starter chicks to diets supplemented with cassava leaf meal","authors":"E. A. Lyayi, Dona O. Okhanhkuele","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4513","url":null,"abstract":"In a 4-week trial, seventy-two Anak broiler day old chicks were randomly distributed to four experimental diets. Each diet had eighteen birds with three replicates. Each replicate had six birds. The diets were formulated by partial replacement of groundnut cake (GNC) with cassava leaf meal (CLM). Diet I was the control and contained 150g kg-1 of GNC. Diets 2, 3 and 4 were formulated with a 16.67%, 33.33% and 50% replacement of the GNC with CLM respectively\u0000\u0000Inclusion of CLM up to a level of 5% in the diet caused a significant (P 0.05) by CLM supplementation. CLM supplementation resulted in lower feed cost and weekly feed cost per unit weight of the birds. Results show that CLM can be used to supplement 33.33% of GNC in chick diets with positive results. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 68-73)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131685057","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}
Olutayo Olajide Babalobi, O. Fabiyi, Libby Oguamanana
{"title":"The application of of Geographical information systems to veterinary Medicine: An overview","authors":"Olutayo Olajide Babalobi, O. Fabiyi, Libby Oguamanana","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4520","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129221697","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}
I. E. Assiak, B. Olufemi, G. O. Ayonde, Murisiku Adegbemi Onigemo
{"title":"Preliminary studies on the effects of Amaranthus spinosus Leaf Extract as an Anthelmintic in growing pigs","authors":"I. E. Assiak, B. Olufemi, G. O. Ayonde, Murisiku Adegbemi Onigemo","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129709308","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":"Veterinary drug prescriptions: to what extent do pet owners comply?","authors":"K. Ajuwon, K. Eghianruwa","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4516","url":null,"abstract":"Separate questionnaires were designed for pet owners (clients) and veterinarians to ascertain the existence and extent of noncompliance in veterinary practice in lbadan and to elucidate the influence of such factors as logistics, education, economy, attitudes and veterinarian/client relationship on non-compliance. Analyses of the results showed that both groups veterinarians and their clients perpetrate non-compliance. Ignorance of the aims of treatment, financial constraint and negligence are factors that encourage non-compliance by pet owners. The results also showed that some veterinarians encourage non-compliance by not educating clients on their diagnosis, aims of treatment, and also by not given written instructions.\u0000\u0000We conclude that non-compliance by pet owners to drug prescriptions exists in veterinary practice in lbadan. Veterinarians have a role to play in reducing the level of non-compliance by educating clients on proper drug use and consequences of non-compliance. An improved economy will assist both veterinarians and clients in fulfilling their individual responsibilities. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 85-95)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131205719","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}
O. Fagbuaro, A. A. Mosuro, A. A. Bakare, A. Odaibo
{"title":"Cytological studies of archachatina marginata and achatina sp. From southwestern Nigeria","authors":"O. Fagbuaro, A. A. Mosuro, A. A. Bakare, A. Odaibo","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4514","url":null,"abstract":"African giant snails, Archachatina marginata and Achatina sp. were examined cytologically with the aim of determining their chromosome numbers. The chromosome numbers were 2n=56 and 2n=44 for A. marginata and Achatina sp. respectively. Using the metaphase spreads of meiosis 1 in the ovotestes tissues of the snails, 28 and 22 bivalents were observed for A. marginata and Achatina sp. respectively. The chromosomes were large and rod like. Prometaphase and mitotic metaphase stages were also recorded for A. marginata while only mitotic metaphase stages were recorded for Achatina sp. The chromosomes at these stages were reduced in size. This could probably be an intrinsic feature of these species. No polyploidy was observed in all the cells examined. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 74-79)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":" 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120830425","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":"Serum antibody to neospora caninum in indigenous African cattle","authors":"R. Joshua, M. Obwolo, Y. Guy","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4511","url":null,"abstract":"Sera from 78 indigenous cattle were tested, by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT), for neosporosis. In vitro cultured Neospora caninum was used as antigen. Antibodies to Neospora at titres 1/640 and above were detected in two samples (2.6%), a titre considered diagnostic for the disease. All the other serum samples exhibited non-specific fluorescent at 1/320. The results indicate that serum antibodies to N. caninum occur in a small percentage of indigenous cattle. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 57-61)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129013304","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 of suspected hypertrophic osteodystrophy in a five Month old female Alsatian","authors":"R. Ajadi, T. Ajadi, O. Nasir, A. Abiade","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I2.4517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I2.4517","url":null,"abstract":"A five month-old female Alsatian puppy was diagnosed as having hypertrophic osteodystrophy following radiological and histopathological examinations. The haemogram showed mild normocytic normochromic anaemia. The serum calcium and phosphorus were within normal range of values (calcium 9.0mg/dl; phosphorus 3.0mg/dl).\u0000\u0000Radiological examination revealed extensive ossifying periostitis, thickened metaphyses and widened growth plate. Both the radioulnar and tibiofibular bones were affected. After palliative treatment the puppy was euthanised at the owner's request due to frequent relapses. The histopathological finding was that of expansion of the primary spongiosa and impaction of the trabeculae. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 96-100)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130465048","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}
A. Adedapo, O. Babarinsa, A. Ogunshe, A. Oyagbemi, T. Omobowale, A. Adedapo
{"title":"Characterization of drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis isolated from lizards in Nigeria","authors":"A. Adedapo, O. Babarinsa, A. Ogunshe, A. Oyagbemi, T. Omobowale, A. Adedapo","doi":"10.4314/TV.V31I4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V31I4","url":null,"abstract":"Lizards as well as some other reptiles have been known to carry pathogenic bacteria organisms as well as drug resistant pathogens. Despite the fact that they remain asymptomatic in many cases, they nevertheless play significant roles in the epidemiology of these pathogens through their dissemination to the public, sometimes through the food chain. Four multidrug resistant Gram negative pathogens including: 2 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 2 Proteus mirabilis characterized in this study were isolated from lizards captured from some poultry houses in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria. The four isolates were identified based on conventional bacteriological procedure and confirmed by PCR based 16S RNA identification. They were subsequently, screened for their antibiotic susceptibilities to ten commonly used antibiotics including: ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, amikacin, cefepime, levofloxacin, sulfametoxazole, kanamycin, ampicillin, streptomycin and chloramphenicol, using the standard method by CLSI. Based on the isolates, antibiotics resistance patterns, they were further characterized by PCR screening for two plasmid borne genes namely: the Salmonella genomic island integron gene and the New Delhi metallo-•- lactamase gene (bla NDM-1 gene). Two out of the four isolates 2/4(50%) carried the plasmid borne Salmonella genomic Island integron gene and 4/4(100%) carried the plasmid borne blaNDM-1 gene. Considering the multidrug resistant nature of these bacteria isolates from lizards captured from poultry houses in Nigeria as well as the presence of plasmid borne genes, their presence thus constitute a public health threats in terms of dissemination of drug resistant pathogens to the public through the food chain. There is the need for public health enlightenment on the possible epidemiological roles of lizards in the dissemination of these pathogen and urgent need to put in place necessary preventive measures.","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"4 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":"116884258","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":"Liver retinol and carotenoid concentration of rats experimentally infected with trypanosoma brucei","authors":"J. Ihedioha, A. Anwa","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I1.4501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I1.4501","url":null,"abstract":"The acute phase response to infection has been reported to include a decline in the vitamin A status of the infected host in some disease, and the application of vitamin A supplementation in the management of these disease conditions had led to significant reductions in the severity, morbidity and mortality associated with them. Also cellular and tissue injury in trypanosome infections has partly been attributed to oxidative stress and depletion of some systemic antioxidants. This study investigated the liver retinol and carotenoid concentration of rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Results of the liver retinol determination showed that T. brucei infection led to a progressively significant (P 0.05). Results of the liver carotenoids determination showed a gradual depletion of liver carotenoids from day 5 post-infection, being most severe from day 10 to day 20 post-infection when the mean liver carotenoids of infected rats was significantly (p < 0.0 1) lower than that of uninfected ones. These findings suggest prospects for trials on vitamin A supplementation in the management of T. brucei infections, and support the assertion that oxidative stress plays a significant role in cellular injury in trypanosome infections.\u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(1): 1-7)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"45 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":"114775158","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":"Quality control assessment of two lentogenic newcastle disease vaccines imported into Nigeria and the locally produced lasota","authors":"O. Ibu, D. Ogunsola, E. Aba-Adulugba, G. Echeonwu","doi":"10.4314/TV.V20I1.4502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/TV.V20I1.4502","url":null,"abstract":"Control of Newcastle Disease is principally by vaccination. Both imported and locally produced vaccines are in use in Nigeria. Comparison was made between two lentogenic vaccines imported from France, India and the Vom-produced Lasota in terms of physical outlook, sterility viral viability, immunogenicity and safety. Whereas some similarity was observed between the three vaccines, lasota was superior to the other two in terms of viral viability. \u0000(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(1): 8-10)","PeriodicalId":428776,"journal":{"name":"Tropical veterinarian","volume":"233 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":"132775028","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}