Babesiosis and Other Heamoparasitic Disease in a Cattle Slaughtering Abattoir in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Abstract

Babesiosis, an haemoparasitic disease caused by Babesia spp and transmitted by ticks is one of the major public health threat to cattle rearing in most countries, including Nigeria. The disease impose a serious burden on the healthcare infrastructure of both the cattle and their handlers. This study therefore investigated the prevalence of Babesiosis and other haemoparasitic disease in a cattle slaughtering abattoir in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of 162 cattle were examined between May and August 2014. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of the cattle at point of slaughter in bottles containing ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and transported to the laboratory for parasitological examination. Using microscopy, prepared Giemsa stained slides were observed under high powered digital Swift™ microscope at 4,500,000 resolution and x100 objective lens. Of the 162 cattle sampled, 83(51.2%) were males and 79(48.8%) were females. An overall prevalence of 27.8% was recorded for haemoparasites such as Babesia spp (8.0%), Trypanosoma spp (1.9%), Theileria spp (9.3%) and Anaplasma spp (18.5%). There was no sex and

Prevalence of tick-borne haemoparasitic infections in Zebu cattle slaughtered in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

“…The parasites cause various disease condition in cattle, ranging from anaemia, weight loss, jaundice to infertility thereby reducing the protein and economic value of the animals. The high prevalence (62.5%) of tick-borne haemoparasites recorded in this study is higher than the 57.1% and 27.8% reported by [19] and [20] in Abeokuta, Ogun state and 16% recorded by [9] in North Central Nigeria. The result obtained in this study is also higher than the 13.5% reported in Maiduguri by [21].…”

Haemoparasite fauna of domestic animals in plateau state, north central Nigeria

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“…In Nigeria, ruminants comprising sheep, goats and cattle constitute the livestock farm animals and about 36.4 58.0 million goats and 16.8 million cattle are currently been reared by farm families in the 2016). Of the ruminant livestock, cattle are regarded as the main source of animal protein in most household, and their products such as milk, hoof, bones, blood, hides and skin are also of economic benefits (Sam-Wobo et al, 2016) Dogs are believed to be the first domestic animal in most parts of the world (Kamani et al are important household pets mostly kept for various other reasons which include security purposes (personal and military), sheep herding and protection against predators, hunting and leading of the blind. Nigeria, there has been increased interest of dogs for security and or hunting or pets and for Nigeria.…”

Haemoparasites and Polyparasitism of Intestinal Helminths of Cattle Slaughtered in Abeokuta, Nigeria and Their Implications for One Health.

“…Among the ruminants, cattle are regarded as the main source of animal protein in most household and their products such as milk, hoof, bones, blood, hides and skin have great economic bene ts (Sam-wobo et al 2016). 90% of the cattle population in Nigeria are raised under the pastoral husbandry system of Fulani herders (Musa et al 2014).…”