TY  - JOUR
T1  - Co-Existence of Besnoitiosis and Dermatophilosis in Indigenous Cattle Slaughtered at Zaria Abattoir
AU - , S.J. Sambo AU - , N.D.G. Ibrahim AU - , K.A.N. Esievo AU - , J.O. Hambolu AU - , S.B. Oladele AU - , A.K.B. Sackey AU - , S.M. Makoshi 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SP  - 617
EP  - 620
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.617.620
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.617.620
KW  - Besnoitiosis
KW  -dermatophilosis
KW  -co-existence
KW  -indigenous cattle
KW  -Zaria abattoir
AB  - A total of 518 cattle were examined and sampled at Zaria abattoir from November, 2001 to October, 2002. Skin specimens obtained after slaughter from the neck region were fixed in 10% buffered neutral formalin, processed, sectioned at 5 µm thickness and stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin (H and E) technique. At ante mortem examination 5(2.5%) of the cattle were found with gross lesions of besnoitiosis, 103 (19.8%) were diagnosed with dermatophilosis and 50 (9.7%) with tick infestation. Twenty-nine (29, 5.6%) cattle had both dermatophilosis and tick infestation. Histopathological examination confirmed that the 5 cattle clinically diagnosed with besnoitiosis really had cysts of <I>B. besnoiti</I> in skin sections. Four (4, 2.1%) additional cattle had similar cysts in their skin sections although they had no clinical signs of besnoitiosis. Three (3, 1.5%) of these had gross lesions of dermatophilosis and 1 (0.2%) had ticks on the body. Microscopic examination of crusts from the skin specimens confirmed the presence of filaments of <I>D. congolensis</I>. It was concluded that some cases of besnoitiosis may pass unnoticed at clinical examination where the skins are severely affected with dermatophilosis.
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