The Prevalence Of Mange In Pigs In Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria.

NKWOPARA IKENNA KELECHI | 38 pages (5385 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

A survey was conducted on the prevalence of mange inpigS in Owerri North L.G.A, Imo state. Ten pig farmers were sampled. Data were collected by structured questionaires visual observation and personal discussion with the farmers in the study area between .january and february 2007. Data obtained crc analyzed by simple descriptive statistics 1 he survey revealed that a total of 79 (9.9%) of 802 pigs in Owerri North L.G.A yielded evidence of inlction with the disease. Affected pigs were restless, shook their ears and rubbed tlieii bodies against the walls of the pens clue to seyre pruritus. there were thick asbestos-like leions on the ear, along the bides of the neck, the elhow, snout, the trunk, particularly die back and lateral abdoniinah region. Occasionally lesions were present on the legs. The disease pccuived most during the wet season, The study showed that a higher prevalence occurs in weaner pigs than in other classes of pigs and that proper sanitation decreases the Prevalence rate of th disease. Also, group housing of pigs increased the opportunity for spread of the disease,

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APA

NKWOPARA, K (2021). The Prevalence Of Mange In Pigs In Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-prevalence-of-mange-in-pigs-in-owerri-north-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2

MLA 8th

KELECHI, NKWOPARA. "The Prevalence Of Mange In Pigs In Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Oct. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-prevalence-of-mange-in-pigs-in-owerri-north-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

KELECHI, NKWOPARA. "The Prevalence Of Mange In Pigs In Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Oct. 2021. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-prevalence-of-mange-in-pigs-in-owerri-north-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2 >.

Chicago

KELECHI, NKWOPARA. "The Prevalence Of Mange In Pigs In Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 23 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-prevalence-of-mange-in-pigs-in-owerri-north-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2

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