Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2025

  • Research Article

    Testing for Trypanosomes in Sheep and Cattle, Slaughtered at Kwatta- Awka and Amansea Abattoirs in Anambra State, Nigeria

    Anameze Chioma Irene*

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 42-47
    Received: 7 April 2025
    Accepted: 18 April 2025
    Published: 2 September 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.bs.20251103.11
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    Abstract: Trypanosomes are haemoflagellates that live in the blood and tissues of their hosts. Trypanosomiasis ruminates with a great influence on animal production it is a major disease affecting food security and healthy living for human in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined 1,215 animals (942 sheep and 273 cattle) for the presence of trypanosomes. Th... Show More