Abdulrahman Bello

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto · Department of Veterinary Anatomy

The aim of this study was to bridge the gap of information on the gross morphology of the skull of sheep foetuses. A total of 240 samples consisting of fetal and day-old Balami, Uda and Yankasa breeds were used; the skulls were prepared using chemical maceration technique. In the 1 st trimester, no visible ossifications were observed on the skull....

There is dearth of information on the biometry, clinical and applied anatomy of the head region, general morphology on the indigenous breed of sheep in particular, hence led to the motivation behind this study. This study gives the first biometric description of the skull of Yankasa indigenous breed of sheep in Nigeria. Twenty five heads (5[0-6mont...

This research was conducted over period of 3 months with the aim of studying Age related changes of selected bones of forelimb (Scapula, Humerus, Radius and Ulna) in Local Mongrelian Dog (Canis lupus familiaris). The study entails biometrical and gross observations on the bones. The sample bones were acquired from the experimental animals of compar...

The present study is conducted to compare the gross morphology of the thyroid gland in Red Sokoto and Sahel goats at both prenatal and postnatalages. A total of 90 fetuses and 60 heads and necks of postnatal goats were collected from the slaughter slabs of Batta and Ilella in Sokoto State and the Kano Central Abattoir in Kano State. The ages of the...

The present study is conducted to compare the gross morphometry of the thyroid gland in Red Sokoto and Sahel goats at prenatal stages. A total of 90 fetuses were collected from the slaughter slabs of Batta and Ilella in Sokoto State and the Kano Central Abattoir in Kano State. The ages of the foetuses were divided into 3 groups on the basis of Curv...

Seventeen heads of apparently healthy adult ruminants {Six Red Sokoto bucks (RSB), Six adult Uda rams (UR) and five White Fulani bulls (WFB)} were purchased from slaughter house in Mokwa town immediately after the animals were slaughtered using Halal method of slaughtering with aim of comparing biometric parameters of their tongues. The weights of...

The research was conducted in the Gross section of Veterinary Anatomy laboratory with the aim of preparation and comparing some skeleton bones of local domestic turkey and guinea fowl. Samples were purchased, sacrifice, feather and excess flesh were removed and boiled using water to produce the bones. The duration of process was recorded. Comparati...

This study was aimed at investigating the age related changes in the morphometry and biometry of some selected bones of the hind limb of Nigerian local dog (canis lupus familiaris). In this study a total of fifteen dogs were used as sample and were grouped into five age categories (group A-E). The dogs were aged by estimation using dentition erupti...

A study involving gross differentiation was conducted on the lower respiratory tract of 52 foetuses of the one-humped camel collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a period of five months at different gestational ages. Sex differences were not taken into consideration. The approximate age of the fetuses was estimated from the crown ve...

The problems of reproduction in the camel are not extensively investigated as in the bovine, caprine and ovine species. There is need to elucidate the problem in detailed in order to overcome the problem of production and genetic multiplication. The information collected on these problems is derived mainly from questioning the camel owners, slaught...

General anaesthesia is known to be associated with the risk of cardiopulmonary depression, therefore the use of a safer means of anaesthesia as an alternative has to be explored. Epidural anaesthesia technique is known for its simplicity, safety and effectiveness and is one of the most frequently used regional anesthetic techniques described for su...

A study was carried out to evaluate growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler birds fed with varying level of choline inclusion in their diets; T1 (control), T2 (10g/10kg) and T3 (20g/10kg). A total of 225 marshall broiler chicks were randomly divided into three (3) treatment group of 75 birds each. Each group was divided into five...

This study is aimed at investigating the age related changes in postnatal development of red Sokoto goat stomach. In this study, a total of ten red Sokoto goat digestive tract samples were used and they were grouped into five (5) age categories (group A to E). The goat ages were estimated using dentition eruption and wearing. The stomach was identi...

Comparative morphological studies on the testes and seminal vesicles in African catfish and Nile Tilapia were conducted with the aim of comparing morphological and their architectural differences using anatomical, histological and biometric techniques. A total of the 50 fishes comprising of 25 African catfish and 25 Nile Tilapia fishes were capture...

The study evaluated the analysis of peasant farmers in rabbit production in Sokoto south local government area in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The procedure involved multi stage sampling t echniques of the sample size and the use of questionnaire was employed. The entire respondents were rabbit farmers. This study examined current trend on small and ultr...

Obstructive urolithiasis is the retention of urine subsequent to the lodgement of calculi in the urinary tract from the kidney up to the urethral orifice. This report describes the post mortem findings and chemical analysis findings of the calculi in an 18-month old Ouda-Yankasa cross ram presented at the Large Animal Clinic of the Veterinary Teach...

Objectives: Triceps brachii and biceps brachii are important muscles for animal’s functionality and useful to clinicians during intramuscular drug administration. This study investigated the gross, morphometric and histological developmental pattern of these muscles. Methods: In this study nine wasted goat fetuses obtained at different trimesters,...

Species variation on gross morphology and gross morphometry of accessory sex glands of One-humped Camel Bull (OCB), Uda Ram (UR) and Red Sokoto Buck (RSB) were carried out. Fifteen reproductive systems were collected; the accessory sex glands were grossly examined, and measured for weight or length. All the three studied animals have ampulla, prost...

Gross morphology, gross morphometry, histology and histochemistry of major flight muscles in domestic fowl, guinea fowl and pigeon were conducted on fifteen birds (five birds each; domestic fowl, guinea fowl and pigeon) obtained from Sokoto metropolitan market. The birds were weighed, dissected and eviscerated after which the comparative gross anat...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cause for public health concern in many developing countries where sanitation conditions are poor. Sheep along with other species has been reported to be highly seropositive for anti-HEV antibodies. Given the high infection rates and expanded HEV host range, increasing attention has been focused on the zoonotic nature o...

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of TiO 2 applied in 0g/m 2 , 30g/m 2 , 60g/m 2 and 120g/m 2 concentration, as a litter treatment agent on litter bacteriology, haematology, ammonia emission and ammonia lesions on broilers fed standard commercial diet and water ad lib on wood shavings based deep litter system at a depth of 6cm and 16b...

A histomorphological study was conducted on the prenatal development of camel filiform papillae using standard histomorphological methods. In the experiment, fifteen Camelus dromedarius foetuses obtained from Sokoto metropolitan abattoir at different gestational ages were used for the study. The fetuses were weighed and grouped according to their g...

A histomorphological study was conducted on the prenatal development of camel fungiform papillae using standard histomorphological methods. In the research, fifteen Camelus dromedarius foetuses obtained from Sokoto metropolitan abattoir at different gestational ages were used for the study. The fetuses were weighed and grouped according to their ge...

Six weeks feeding trail was conducted to evaluate the effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf meal on performance of laying quails. Four layers diet were formulated to contain leaf meal at 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% of overall diet. One hundred and twenty laying Japanese quails already 6 weeks old were divided into 4 treatments in a complete randomized...

A research was conducted on the rectum of 35 foetuses of the one-humped camel collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a period of five months at different gestational ages for histomorphological differentiation. The approximate age of the fetuses was estimated and categorised into first, second and third trimester. Gross observation,...

A study involving histomorphological differentiation was conducted on the colon of 35 foetuses (both sex) of the one-humped camel collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a period of five months at different gestational ages. The approximate age of the fetuses was estimated and categorized into first, second and third trimester. Grossl...

Fifteen paired testes of apparently healthy adult one-humped Camel bulls (OCB), Uda rams(UR) and Red Sokoto bucks(RSB) were collected from Sokoto metropolitan abattoirwith aim of comparing their gross morphology and histology. The testes of all the three species are oval in shape, while it is largest in Uda and smallest in the Red Sokoto buck. The...

This study aimed at investigating the prenatal development of camel circumvallate papillae using standard histomorphometric methods. In the experiment, fifteen Camelus dromedarius foetuses obtained from Sokoto metropolitan abattoir at different gestational ages were used for the study. The fetuses were weighed and grouped according to their gestati...

Histomorphometric study was conducted on the kidney of seventeen (17) fetuses of the Yankasa sheep (Ovis aries) collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a period of one month at different gestational ages. The approximate age of the fetuses was estimated from the crown vertebral rump length (CVRL) and samples were categorised into firs...

Thicknesses of the calvarial bones of one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) fetuses were evaluated. Thirty-two samples of first, second and third trimester fetuses obtained from Sokoto municipal abattoir were used for the study. The mean thicknesses for the frontal bones are 1.30±0.02mm, 1.47±0.08mm and 1.54±0.07mm for the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd trim...

Animal can be very important for carrying domestic water and fuel, reducing drudgery (particularly for women) and reducing time that can be used in other productive or socially important tasks. Foods production, distribution and rural trade are also assisted through animal-powered transport (on-farm, marketing, riding, pack transport. Animal power...

Bovine babesiosis is a hemo-protozoan disease diagnosed in a four-year old heavily tick infested Friesian-Sokoto Gudalli crossed bull. Clinical signs observed were pyrexia (rectal temperature of 40.8oC), anaemia, anorexia, haemoglobinuria, dysuria, salivation and lacrimination. The bull was weak and could not graze. The thin blood smear was positiv...

Animal can be very important for carrying domestic water and fuel, reducing drudgery (particularly for women) and reducing time that can be used in other productive or socially important tasks. Foods production, distribution and rural trade are also assisted through animal-powered transport (on-farm, marketing, riding, pack transport. Animal power...

A three (3) year old ewe weighing 37kg was presented to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria with a prolapsed vaginal and anorexia. Clinical examination reveals straining, pain, weakness, rough hair coat and diarrhea. The animal was reveals the presence of helminthes. However the animal lambed 2 days after pr...

This study aimed at investigating the prenatal development of camel circumvallates papillae using standard histomorphometric methods. In the experiment, fifteen Camelus dromedarius foetuses obtained from Sokoto metropolitan abattoir at different gestational ages were used for the study. The fetuses were weighed and grouped according to their gestat...

Cryptorchidism is seen more often in horses, cats, dogs, and pigs and rare in ruminant. It is believed to result from heredity, an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance or a dominant gene with the incomplete penetrance. Ruling out castration as well as conducting physical examinations can easily diagnose cryptorchidism. It can be controlled by co...

The slaughter of camels at the Sokoto abattoir was evaluated over one year period from May 2009 to April 2010 with the aim of determining foetal wastage due to slaughter of pregnant camels. The total number of camels slaughtered during the period of study at the Sokoto abattoir was 3366 out of which 1625 were females and 113(7%) of these number wer...

The study was conducted on one hundred and twenty (120) Anak-2000 broiler chickens for four weeks to assess the comparative effects of supplementation of three commercial probiotics (Biocyn ®, Grow-fast ® and El-rox®) on growth and haematological profiles in finishing phase. The birds were randomly divided into four treatments (T0, T1, T2 and T3...

Bovine babesiosis is a hemo-protozoan disease diagnosed in a four-year old heavily tick infested Friesian-SokotoGudalli crossed bull. Clinical signs observed were pyrexia (rectal temperature of 40.8 o C), anaemia, anorexia, haemoglobinuria, dysuria, salivation and lacrimination. The bull was weak and could not graze. The thin blood smear was positi...

A three (3) year old ewe weighing 37kg was presented to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria with a prolapsed vaginal and anorexia. Clinical examination reveals straining, pain, weakness, rough hair coat and diarrhea. The animal was reveals the presence of helminthes. However the animal lambed 2 days after pr...

This study aimed at investigating the prenatal development of the kidney of the camel using standard histomorphometric methods. In the experiment, fifteen foetuses obtained from Sokoto metropolitan abattoir at different gestational ages were used for the study. The fetuses were weighed and grouped and aged. In all the foetuses the kidneys were bean...

A fifteen-year (1991 — 2005) study of reproductive cases in animals presented to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, were analyzed based on species, disease condition and sex using clinical case Files of Sheep, goat and cattle. Within the study period a total of 88 reproductive cases were handled out of which 53 (5...

This paper report of a fatal case of post parturient uterine Prolapse in a six year old pluriparous, Sokoto Gudali cow. The prolapse of the uterus is believed to be a common complication of the third stage of labour in the cow. The case being reported occurred some hours after a normal parturition. The uterus everted with the foetal membranes and s...

The study was conducted to evaluate the incidence of foetal wastage following indiscriminate slaughter of pregnant camel in the Sokoto state over a period of seven months. A total of 3172 camels were slaughtered, out of which, 1534 were females; with a total of 682 (44.46%) fetuses recovered duaring the study period.441 fetuses belongs to the first...

A dose determination study for the prostaglandin analogue cloprostenol and the gonadotrophic hormones; equine chronic Gonadotrophin (ECG) and human chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) was conducted in the Red sokoto doe (RSD). 24 RSD were divided into 4 groups of 6 animals. Each group was synchronized with cloprostenol, a two dose, 11 days a part regimen...

Perosomus elumbis is a rare congenital anomaly of unknown aetiology. It is characterized by errors of morphogenesis resulting in multi-organs malformations that produce a deformity of the caudal one third of the foetus. Spinal and pelvic malformations are evident, structural anomalies such as arthrogryposis of the hind limbs, ankylosis of joints, w...

A biometrical study was conducted on some aspects of the reproductive system of 16 local breed Tom cats (Felis catus domestica) collected within Sokoto metropolis at different ages. The age of the cats was estimated from teeth eruption and wearing and grouped into groups A to E as A (3- 6 months), B(6 months - 1 year), C(1- 11/2 year), D(11/2 -2 ye...

A Biometric study was conducted on the female reproductive tract of Eight-five (85) one-humped adult non-pregnant camel collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a period of two months. A pair of scissors, a scalpel and a blade was used to incise, excise, separate or debride various segments of the reproductive tract for measurements. T...

A dose determination study for the prostaglandin analogue cloprostenol was conducted in the Red Sokoto Does (RSD). 24 RSD were divided into four groups of 6 animals, the first group is the untreated control receiving 0µg of the cloprostenol. The second, third and fourth groups were given 50µg, 75 µg and 100 µg of the drug respectively. No oestrus r...

The study aimed at providing information in estimating the age of camel using rostral dentition through the phenomenon of teeth eruption and wearing, thought, only way to age an animal accurately is to know the date of birth but where these records are not available various anatomical features are used to estimate age. A total of 1100 camels of bot...

The study aimed at providing information in estimating the age of camel using rostral dentition through the phenomenon of teeth eruption and wearing, thought, only way to age an animal accurately is to know the date of birth but where these records are not available various anatomical features are used to estimate age. A total of 1100 camels of bot...

The study aimed at providing information in estimating the age of camel using rostral dentition through the phenomenon of teeth eruption and wearing, thought, only way to age an animal accurately is to know the date of birth but where these records are not available various anatomical features are used to estimate age. A total of 1100 camels of bot...