Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk from cattle herds within Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria Y Yakubu1* MD Salihu1 OO Faleke1 MB Abubakar2 AU Junaidu1 AA Magaji1 ML Gulumbe1 & RM Aliyu2 1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2Department of Veterinary Microbiology Faculty of Veterinary
Time-related and sequential developmental horizons of Sahel goat foetuses MA Waziri1*, NM Sivachelvan2, AR Mustapha, 1& AY Ribadu1 1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri. Nigeria. 2Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri. Nigeria. *Correspondence: Tel.: +23408035974875, E-mail: mkawaz@yahoo.com Abstract The
Risk factors for the occurrence and spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in commercial poultry farms in Kano, Nigeria AM Wakawa*1, PA Abdu1, SB Oladele2, L Sa’idu3 & SB Mohammed4 1Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 2Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Effect of a velogenic newcastle disease virus on body and organ weights of vaccinated Shika brown cocks JS Rwuaan1, PI Rekwot2 & BO Omontese1* 1Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 2Animal Reproduction Research Programme, National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University,
Induction of estrus in Sahel goats using Fluorogestone Acetate (FGA) sponges and Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin (ECG) BO Omontese1, PI Rekwot2, HJ Makun3, IU Ate1, JS Rwuaan1 1Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 2Animal Reproduction Research Programme, National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu
Assessment of seroconversion against peste des petits ruminants vaccine among sheep and goats in Buchanan, Liberia BO Olugasa1&2* & JRN Anderson3 1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 2College of Agriculture and Sustainable Development, Cuttington University, Suakoko, Liberia. 3Department of Animal Resource
Serosurvey of antibody to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in pigs, North central Nigeria CA Meseko1*, F Cilloni2 & A Oladokun1 1Viral Research Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State Nigeria. 2Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie OIE/FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle disease, Padua Italy,
Effects of temperature and relative humidity on the egg laying pattern of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Koch, 1844) infesting sheep in semi-arid region of Nigeria AA Biu1*, MA Abdulkadir2 & TH Isadu2 1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri-Nigeria 2 Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of
Knowledge of poultry diseases, biosecurity and husbandry practices among stakeholders in poultry production in Kogi State, Nigeria ON Ameji1*, PA Abdu1, L Sa’idu2 & M Isa-Ochepa3 1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 2Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 3Ministry of Agriculture and
Identification and analysis of dog use, management practices and implications for rabies control in Ilorin, Nigeria JO Aiyedun1&2 & BO Olugasa2* 1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria 2Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. *Correspondence: Tel.: +2348035824221, E-mail: