ABATTOIR SURVEY OF “PIMPLY GUT” AMONGST SLAUGHTER SMALL RUMINANTS IN DAMATURU, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA

¹Biu, A.A., ²Yakaka, W., ³Mustapha, F.B., ¹Zango, M.K., ¹Lawan, F.A. and ¹Ashraf, M. G.

¹Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria

² Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria

³ Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri

E-mail:  biuvet@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study was carried out using postmortem examination of sheep and goats slaughtered at the Damaturu abattoir between November, 2009 and January, 2010.  Both the small and large intestinal tracts of 400 goats and 105 sheep were examined with a prevalence of 74 (18.5%) and 23 (21.9%) respectively (p>0.05). Female and ages >6 months of both sheep and goats had a significantly (p<0.05) higher prevalence of 52.2%/71.6% and 91.3%/82.4% respectively compared to the male and ages < 6 months of the same sheep and goats examined 47.8%/28.4% and 8.7%/17.6% respectively). Also, the small intestinal tracts of both sheep and goats were significantly (p<0.05) more infected having prevalence rates of 95.7% and 79.7 % compared to their large intestines with 4.3% and 20.3% respectively. Based on breed, Yankasa of sheep had a significantly higher (p<0.05) prevalence of 47.8% compared to Balami (34.8%) and Ouda (17.4%), also Kano red of goats had a significantly higher (67.6%) prevalence compared to Sahel white with 32.4%. It is concluded, that oesophagostomosis is a disease of the intestinal tracts of small ruminants in Damaturu, Nigeria.