March 2013
Morphological diagnosis and occurrence of Blastocystis spp. obtained from the stool samples of domestic bird species commercialized in municipal markets
Blastocystis hominis is a gastrointestinal tract parasite whose pathogenic role, and zoonotic potential remains unclear. Several microorganisms similar to B. hominis have been reported in a variety of non-human hosts, and described as Blastocystis spp. The study aimed to verify the occurrence of Blastocystis spp. in three species of poultry of two municipal markets, by observing the microorganisms’ forms in stool...
March 2013
Mode of anticoccidial drug utilization and their financial cost in Benin litter-based exotic layer rearing system
Anticoccidial drug mode of utilization and their financial cost in Benin litter-based commercial layer system were investigated on 81 layer farms with a total of 120 poultry flocks consisting of 81 adult and 39 young bird flocks. The collected data include bird age category, coccidiosis control program, the anticoccidial molecules, theirs financial prices and their mode of administration. Most of the farmers adopted the...
March 2013
Laboratory feeding of Bulinus truncatus and Bulinus globosus with Tridax procumbens leaves
Suitability of Tridax procumbens leaves in laboratory feeding of Bulinus truncatus and Bulinus globosus was assessed in comparison with Lactuca sativa between September and October, 2011. The snails were collected from Eri-lope stream in Ago-Iwoye, while T. procumbens were collected from the Mini Campus of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu North, Southwestern Nigeria. For B. truncatus, fresh, sun-dried...
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