Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria

Blood screening over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in southwest Nigeria revealed the prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax (3.5%) and Babesia motasi (20.4%). There was a very high infection rate from B.motasi, although clinical babesiosis was not common. Although infection from T.vivax and B.motasi oc...

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Main Author: Opasina, B.A.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70746
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description Blood screening over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in southwest Nigeria revealed the prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax (3.5%) and Babesia motasi (20.4%). There was a very high infection rate from B.motasi, although clinical babesiosis was not common. Although infection from T.vivax and B.motasi occurred at all seasons, the peaks of infection were observed in the rainy season. Infection from T.vivax appeared to be clinical in nature, and was very much associated with low packed cell volume (PCV). Infection from Anaplasma spp. was very low. Although infection by blood parasites among village goats has been considered low grade, the effects on the productivity of the animals would need to be ascertained.
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spelling CGSpace707462023-02-15T13:12:15Z Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria Opasina, B.A. goats animal diseases seasons blood anaplasma parasites trypanosoma vivax Blood screening over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in southwest Nigeria revealed the prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax (3.5%) and Babesia motasi (20.4%). There was a very high infection rate from B.motasi, although clinical babesiosis was not common. Although infection from T.vivax and B.motasi occurred at all seasons, the peaks of infection were observed in the rainy season. Infection from T.vivax appeared to be clinical in nature, and was very much associated with low packed cell volume (PCV). Infection from Anaplasma spp. was very low. Although infection by blood parasites among village goats has been considered low grade, the effects on the productivity of the animals would need to be ascertained. 1984 2016-02-08T09:02:41Z 2016-02-08T09:02:41Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70746 en Limited Access
spellingShingle goats
animal diseases
seasons
blood
anaplasma
parasites
trypanosoma vivax
Opasina, B.A.
Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title_full Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title_fullStr Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title_short Blood parasites of village goats in southwest Nigeria
title_sort blood parasites of village goats in southwest nigeria
topic goats
animal diseases
seasons
blood
anaplasma
parasites
trypanosoma vivax
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70746
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