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Volume 3 (3); September 25, 2013
Research Paper
Frequency of Hydatid Cyst among Sheep Slaughtered at Alkadarw Slaughterhouse
Eldoom Adam EA.
World Vet. J. 3(3): 51-54, 2013; pii:S232245681300011-3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/wvj.20130832
ABSTRACT
This work has been conducted at Alkadarow abattoir and slaughter house to identify the frequency of cystic ecchinococcos (CE) among slaughtered animals, a total of five hundred of collected sheep were clinically examined and inspected for the evidence of presence of CE. Animals inspected were imported from three main districts; Kordufan, Butana, and White Nile. Macroscopic and microscopic were done. All inspected animals were sheep. CE was not detected in the study population this evident may be that the efforts of animal health authorities had eventually ended with such elimination of the parasite especially among animals for export. The comparison indicates that there is a significant decrease in the prevalence of CE down to zero per cent as found in this study.
Key Words: Echinococcosis, Hydatid, Tapeworm
Research Paper
Husbandry Practices and Hygiene in Dairy Farms in Khartoum State, Sudan
Ahmed MIA and El Zubeir IEM.
World Vet. J. 3(3): 55-60, 2013; pii:S232245681300012-3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/wvj.20130833
ABSTRACT
This study showed that the status of husbandry practices on the hygiene in 60 dairy farms at different areas of Khartoum, Khartoum North and Omdurman, Sudan (20 farms from each town). Information about dairy management was collected by questionnaire and direct interview with farms' owners. The study found that vaccination against diseases were rarely used in regular way. General hygiene and sanitation measures such as dung removal, disinfection, cleaning programs and maintaining minimal contamination during milking process could not be observed in the majority of dairy farms studied except for few farms in Khartoum (20%) and Khartoum North (10%). Also disposal of abnormal milk were done directly in the pens in 83% of the farms. Moreover, testing, isolation and culling practices were not common. The highest numbers of aborted cows at late pregnancy were showed in 1-16 dairy farms in Khartoum and brucella antibodies were detected in 86.67% of the milk samples. Similarly mastitis was prevalence in the farms with cases ranging from 1–5 cases. The present study concluded that the majority of farms were poorly managed, which might create health risk. Hence training programs are needed for dairy farmers and labours on best dairy farming practices such as housing, milking, general hygiene, proper sanitary practices, diseases prevention measures and culling strategy.
Key Words: Dairy farms, Management, Husbandry, Production, General hygiene, Sudan
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