Prevalence of gastrointestinal round worms in calves in Sokoto, northwestern, Nigeria

Authors

  • Aliyu Mahmuda Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Yusuf Yakubu Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Abdullahi Abdulllahi Raji Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Nafiu Lawal Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Bashir Saidu Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Abubakar Danmaigoro Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Abdulrahman Bello Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria

Keywords:

Prevalence, Gastrointestinal, Roundworm, Calves, Sokoto, Northwestern

Abstract

An investigation to determine the prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal roundworms in calves in Sokoto metropolis was carried out. A total of 216 faecal samples from calves were examined using Modified McMaster technique for morphological egg differentiation and count of worm-egg per gram of faeces of the sampled calves. Positive samples were cultured to differentiate between morphologically indistinguishable nematode genera. An overall prevalence was found to be 133 (61.57%). Eight different nematode genera were identified with Cooperia spp being highest in prevalence (28.78%) followed by Haemonchus spp (26.76%) and the least was Toxocara spp (0.50%). The prevalence was generally higher in females (56.39%) than in males (43.61%).

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Published

2012-09-30

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Mahmuda, A. ., Yakubu, Y. ., Abdulllahi Raji, A. ., Lawal, N. ., Saidu, B. ., Danmaigoro, A. ., & Bello, A. . (2012). Prevalence of gastrointestinal round worms in calves in Sokoto, northwestern, Nigeria. Scientific Journal of Zoology, 1(2), 26-30. Retrieved from http://www.sjournals.com/index.php/sjz/article/view/1188

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