TY  - JOUR
T1  - First Incidence of Caprine Besnoitiosisin Kaduna State of Nigeria
AU - , S.J. Sambo AU - , N.D.G. Ibrahim AU - , K.A.N. Esievo AU - , J.O. Hambolu AU - , M.S. Makoshi AU - , L.B. Tekdek 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SP  - 673
EP  - 675
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.673.675
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.673.675
KW  - Besnoitia cysts
KW  -goat
KW  -incidence
KW  -microscopic
KW  -mononuclear
KW  -Kaduna
AB  - A total of 226 goats were carefully examined during a survey to determine the prevalence of besnoitiosis in Kaduna State, Nigeria. At ante mortem examination no signs of besnoitiosis were observed in any of the goats and no gross lesions of the disease occurred on their skins examined, after slaughter, at Anchau, Giwa and Soba slaughter slabs. Skin specimens were obtained from the neck area after the postmortem inspection and preserved in 10% buffered neutral formalin. Microscopic examination of Haematoxylin and Eosin stained sections, of 145 of the skin specimens which were processed, revealed an intradermal aggregation of Besnoitia cysts in a Kano-brown doe. The intact cysts stimulated no inflammatory reactions but those with degenerated cyst-walls initiated infiltration of mononuclear cells to the site. All sections from the remaining 144 specimens were negative of the disease. An incidence of 0.7% was recorded for caprine besnoitiosis in Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria.
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