title: An abattoir survey of female genital disorders of imported camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Kano, Nigeria.
abstract: An abattoir survey of 850 female genital organs of imported camels was conducted at the Kano abattoir between October 1987 and April 1988. An incidence of 4.49% of disorders was recorded, including follicular cystic degeneration (0.12%), ovarian haemorrhagic cysts (0.47%), pyometra (0.35%), early embryonic mortality (0.12%), endometrial haemorrhages (0.47%), fetal maceration (0.12%), abscess (0.24%), vulvar tick infestation (1.77%) and cervical hypoplasia (0.12%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Ribadu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ogwu
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Njoku
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Eduvie
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015994:Incidence; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology