Profitability of Catfish Production in JOS Metropolis of Plateau State, Nigeria: A Profit Function Approach
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A Targeted Survey for Scrapie in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria.
Scrapie, a disease of sheep and goats with a progressive course and fatal outcome, has not been identified in Nigeria. Anecdotal scrapie reports by livestock workers abound. Livestock diseases like scrapie form huddles in livestock economics of countries. For 8 months we surveyed for scrapie targeting emergency/casualty slaughter sheep and goats in Jos, Nigeria. We clinically examined 510 sheep...
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The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) was used to examine sera of 104 children and adults in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria for anti-toxocaral antibodies, out of which 31 (29.8%) were reactive. The seropositive rates were 30.4% for adults, 29.6% for children, 34% for females and 25.9% for males. However, the differences were not significant by age and sex. A highly significant association ...
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Prison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous helminthes infections and other contagious diseases. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis among prison inmates in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Fresh stool samples from 300 inmates in Jos central prison were screened for helminthes infections using Formal-ether concentration and Kato-Katz...
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Introduction:NPC is an uncommon tumour the world over, but has a high prevalence rate in south-east Asia, some parts of the Middle East and North Africa. It has both racial and geographical variations. Common presenting symptoms include—Nasal, cervical, Otologic and Neurophthalmic. Patients presentation to health care facilities is usually late and thus with advanced disease. This study is set ...
متن کاملSerum glucose level of healthy adolescents within Bukuru metropolis, Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria
PURPOSE This study was designed to determine the blood glucose level of healthy adolescents living in the southern region of Plateau State in northern Nigeria. DESIGN The study screened apparently healthy adolescents to identify individuals at high risk of developing diabetes mellitus. METHODS AND MATERIALS Individuals who were confirmed healthy and not on any form of medication were enroll...
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1816-9155
DOI: 10.3923/aj.2012.226.229