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Veterinary medicine

  1. Due to high disease burden and poor animal health services in Uganda, administration of antimicrobials particularly oxytetracycline (OTC) is often done by farm owners and workers without any prescription. This...

    Authors: Pheonah Kebirungi, Anthony Nyombi, Timothy Omara, Christopher Adaku and Emmanuel Ntambi

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:17

    Content type: Research

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  2. Soil-Transmitted Helminths are a group of parasites that cause gastrointestinal infections in humans and require the soil to develop into their infective forms. Ecological factors such as soil temperature, soi...

    Authors: Odunayo Emmanuel Oyewole and Iyabo Adepeju Simon-Oke

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:13

    Content type: Research

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  3. Porcine cysticercosis, human cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis, and epilepsy pose a serious public health risk and lead to economic losses to the small-scale pig farmers in Tanzania’s rural areas. It also resu...

    Authors: Emmanuel Nestory Kayuni

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:217

    Content type: Review

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  4. The transition to pulmonary respiration and the termination of foetal cardiovascular shunts is expected to commence immediately after birth. Subsequently, alveolar ventilation and tissue perfusion must be esta...

    Authors: Buhari Habibu, Mohammed Umaru Kawu, Tagang Aluwong and Hussaina Joan Makun

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:188

    Content type: Research

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  5. African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) are hermaphroditic pulmonate nocturnal gastropods of the Achatinidae family. The snail is one of West Africa's largest known terrestrial snails. The majority of ...

    Authors: Titus Adeniyi Olusi, Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde and Muideen Adeniji

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:183

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  6. A study was undertaken to assess the effect of bioactive peptides derived from cottonseed (BPC) supplementation on productive performance, egg quality, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of serum and yolk in...

    Authors: Nasir Landy and Farshid Kheiri

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:182

    Content type: Research

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  7. Haemonchosis is a serious disease affecting ruminants’ productivity worldwide. Medicinal plants are deemed one of the most natural bio-products safely used as alternatives to the synthetic anthelmintics. In th...

    Authors: Noha M. F. Hassan, Ahmed A. Zaghawa, Nadia M. T. Abu-Elezz, Mohamed A. Nayel and Akram A. Salama

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:180

    Content type: Research

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  8. Pet birds are housed and reared exclusively for ornamental use. These include psittaciformes (parrots, parakeets, budgerigars, love birds) and passeriformes (e.g. canaries, finches, sparrows, also called songb...

    Authors: Adelekan Oluseyi Okunlade, Oluwaseun Olanrewaju Esan and Akinlabi Oladele Ogunleye

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:155

    Content type: Case Report

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  9. This study attempts to review the role of slaughter facilities management of all zoonotic diseases encountered at the abattoirs as well as the safety of meat produced for public consumption in abattoirs in Nig...

    Authors: Salisu Ibrahim, Bilkisu Yunusa Kaltungo, Hajara Buhari Uwale, Alhassan Yunusa Baba, Shehu Na-Allah Saidu, Farouk Umar Mohammed and Hashimu Mohammed Dahiru

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:137

    Content type: Review

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  10. Cadmium (Cd) is a known metallohormone which mimics the action of steroid hormones with adverse effect on testicular function. It is highly toxic and a prevalent environmental contaminant with no conventional ...

    Authors: Remigius Ibe Onoja, Chinwe Uzoma Chukwudi, Emmanuel Uchechukwu Ugwueze, Davinson Chuka Anyogu, Wilson Obidah and Benjamin Ifechukwu Emesiani

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:125

    Content type: Research

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  11. Goats, often associated with sheep, are a vital part of the national economy in many countries around the world, and goat farming contributes significantly to the family economy, sustainable livelihoods and po...

    Authors: Nadjet Amina Ouchene-Khelifi, Nassim Ouchene and Mohamed Lafri

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:22

    Content type: Research

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  12. The global warming has become a worldwide problem affecting adversely the human being and the productivity of the livestock. This study aimed to investigate the effect of seasonal heat stress on the incidence ...

    Authors: Amal M. Abo El-Maaty, Mohamed A. Aly, Mohamed S. Kotp, Amal H. Ali and Mahmoud A. El Gabry

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:8

    Content type: Research

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  13. Wildlife reservoirs not only act as a source of infection for vectors but also serve as hosts for the vectors themselves, supporting their populations. Their public health significance in developing countries ...

    Authors: Kingsley Uchenna Ozioko, Chris Ikem Okoye, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu, Raymond Awudu Agbu, Bede Izuchukwu Ezewudo and Celestine Osita Ezea

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:4

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  14. Cryptococcuria has not been reported in dogs although few cases have been described in humans and cats. Cryptococcuria is often seen as a manifestation of systemic or disseminated cryptococcosis. Early diagnos...

    Authors: Abhishek Dharm Singh, Abhiroop Banerjee and Kunal Batabyal

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2020 44:200

    Content type: Case Report

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  15. Helminth infections occur in poverty-stricken areas and developing countries with warm and humid environments and where sanitary conditions are poor. Only few drugs are regularly used for the treatment of thes...

    Authors: Kalpesh B. Ishnava and Priya S. Konar

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2020 44:33

    Content type: Research

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  16. Chlorella vulgaris (CV) is a natural source of functional antioxidants capable of protecting against oxidative stress; its dietary supplementation in animals can serve as a way of improving animals’ performance a...

    Authors: A. B. Sikiru, A. Arangasamy, I. C. Alemede, S. S. A. Egena and R. Bhatta

    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2019 43:162

    Content type: Research

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