Sumerianz Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary

    
Online ISSN: 2617-3077
Print ISSN: 2617-3131

Quarterly Published (4 Issues Per Year)

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Volume 2 Issue 8 (2019)

Incidence of Newcastle Disease Virus in Apparently Healthy Domestic and Wild Birds: A Concern for Newcastle Disease Control in Nigeria

Authors : Musa Ibrahim Waziri ; Lawal Sa’idu ; Abdu Ayuba Paul
Abstract:
The greatest impact of Newcastle disease (ND) is in the over 65% developing nation’s poultry population that is made of village or backyard poultry and which lacks practically based sustainable biosecurity measures. This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2015 to July 2016 by testing cloacal and tracheal swabs to detect whether domestic poultry and wild birds were exposed to ND in two states of Nigeria. Commercial and rural backyard poultry, captive wild birds (CWB) and free flying wild birds (FFWB) were sampled in this study. Molecular detection using polymerase chain reaction gave an overall 18% and an equivalent 8.5% ND detection rates in poultry and wild birds in Bauchi and Gombe States respectively. Newcastle disease virus was detected at significant levels in apparently healthy domestic and wild birds. Strategies for effective ND control measures should duly consider ND routine and sustainable surveillance in domestic and wild birds held in households, commercial farms and live bird markets.

Pages: 69-75

Heamatology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Growing Rabbits Fed Diet Supplemented with Different Level of Indigofera zollingeriana Leaf Meal

Authors : Alagbe J. O. Oluwafemi R. A.
Abstract:
This study was conducted to determine the hematological and serum biochemical parameters of growing rabbits fed diet supplemented with Indigofera zollingeriana leaf meal (IZM). A total number of Fifty (50) growing rabbits of between seven and eight weeks of age were randomly assigned to five treatment groups in a completely randomized design. Each group was replicated five times with two rabbits per replicate. Five experimental diets were formulated such that T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 was supplemented with IZM at 0g, 2.5g, 5.0g, 7.5g and 10g respectively. Feed and water were provided ad libitum and the experiment lasted for 8 weeks. The hematological parameters determined included pack cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), white blood cell (WBC) and its differentials while those of serum biochemical indices are: total protein, globulin, albumin, cholesterol, serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT). Results on hematology revealed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the values of PCV, RBC, MCV, WBC and its differentials. Hb, MCH and MCHC values were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the dietary supplementation of IZM. All results on the serum biochemical parameters showed that there was no significant (P>0.05) differences among the treatments. It was concluded that dietary supplementation of IZM up to 10g/kg had no deleterious effect on the hematology and serum biochemical parameters of rabbits.

Pages: 63-68