Cross-species Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Avian Haemoparasitic Infections in Kwara Central, Nigeria | ||||
Zagazig Veterinary Journal | ||||
Article 2, Volume 50, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 116-125 PDF (432.37 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.130463.1177 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Julius Olaniyi Aiyedun1; Mahmoud Gamaan Elagroudi2; Shola David Ola-Fadunsin 3; Nuhu Mohammed Nuhu2; Idiat Sanda2; Karimat Hussain2; Isau Aremu Ganiyu2; Musa Rabiu2 | ||||
1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. | ||||
2Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. | ||||
3Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515 Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Haemoparasitism is a great menace to the health, productivity, reproductivity, and workability of animals and humans. This study was designed to determine the diversity, prevalence, and risk factors associated with the occurrence of haemoparasitic infections in chickens and guineafowls in Kwara Central, Nigeria. Blood samples were collected from 345 birds (326 chickens and 19 guineafowls). The wet mount and thin blood smear techniques were used to detect blood parasites. Data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using proportions (prevalence) and Univariate analysis (Chi-square (χ2)). Statistically significance was set when P was | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Avian species; Haemoparasites; Kwara Central; Prevalence; Risk factors | ||||
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