Commercial Day-Old Chicks in Nigeria Are Potential Reservoirs of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Potentially Pathogenic .

Frequent use of colistin (COL) and tetracyclines in the Nigerian poultry sector potentially triggers bacterial resistance against COL and tigecycline (TIG), which are last-line antibiotics used to treat multidrug-resistant infections. This study aimed to isolate COL- and TIG-resistant . from commercial day-old chicks distributed to poultry farmers in Nsukka Southeastern Nigeria, assess the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase by the isolates, and establish their pathogenic potentials.

Occurrence and antibiogram of species in raw pork, beef, and chicken meats marketed in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria.

Aim: This study was undertaken to isolate (.) species from raw meats sold in markets in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria, and to determine the antibacterial resistance profile.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five grams of beef (n=144), chicken meat (n=144), and pork (n=144) were collected randomly from supermarkets and general markets in Enugu State.

Clinicopathologic findings in rats fed on the powder of leaves.

This study investigated the toxic effects of dried pulverized leaves on the hematology, blood biochemistry and vital organs of male albino rats. Twenty adult male rats were randomly divided into four groups of five rats each. Groups A, B and C were fed 25.

Comparative analysis of two microbiological tests in the detection of oxytetracycline residue in chicken using ELISA as gold standard.

The validity of two microbiological methods: Tube (Premi® Test) and Plate (Three Plate Test) Test for the detection of oxytetracycline (OTC) in poultry was done using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) immunoassay as gold standard. OTC was administered to two groups of birds: intramuscular drug administration (group A) and oral drug administration (group B). Liver and muscle tissue samples from birds in both groups were tested for the presence of OTCwith the Four Plate Test (FPT), Premi® Test and ELISA.

Slaughter of pregnant goats for meat at Nsukka slaughterhouse and its economic implications: A public health concern.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the incidence rate of the slaughter of pregnant goats in Nsukka slaughterhouse, which has become a major cruel occurrence in Nigeria, as well as it's economic and public health implications.

Materials And Methods: All the goats slaughtered at Nsukka slaughterhouse over a period of 3 months (February-April, 2017) were screened. The data collected were: total number of goats slaughtered, age, breed and sex of goats slaughtered, pregnancy status of the goats, and sex of the fetuses observed, and gestational age of the fetuses estimated by crown-rump length.