An abattoir survey of female genital disorders of imported camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Kano, Nigeria.
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%).
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Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Eduvie
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015994:Incidence; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology