Prevalence of ectoparasites in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) brought for slaughter in the Gwagwalada area, Abuja, Nigeria

Prevalence of ectoparasites in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) brought for slaughter in the Gwagwalada area, Abuja, Nigeria

Ectoparasites from the bodies of 600 slaughtered goats between the ages of 1 and 50 months, collected within a period of 10 months (February to November 2005), were isolated using fractionation techniques. Collected data were analysed by χ²-test. A total of 60 of the 600 goats examined (10.00%) were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Entomological research 2007, 37(1), , pp.25-28
Hauptverfasser: Idris, H.S. (University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria), E-mail: halimatuidi@yahoo.com, Umar, H. (University of Abuja, Nigeria)
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Sprache:eng
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CAPRIN
CAPRINOS
ectoparasite
goat
GOATS
Gwagwalada Area Council
PARASITE
PARASITES
PARASITOS
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Zusammenfassung:Ectoparasites from the bodies of 600 slaughtered goats between the ages of 1 and 50 months, collected within a period of 10 months (February to November 2005), were isolated using fractionation techniques. Collected data were analysed by χ²-test. A total of 60 of the 600 goats examined (10.00%) were infected with ectoparasites. The prevalent ectoparasites observed were species of Rhipicephalus (28 goats; 4.67%), Boophilus (8 goats; 1.33%), Amblyomma (6 goats; 1.00%), Hyalomma (6 goats; 1.00%), Linognathus (18 goats; 3.00%) and Damalina (1 goat; 0.17%).
ISSN:1738-2297
1748-5967
1748-5967
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2007.00048.x