title: Incidence and seasonality of reproductive disease conditions in small ruminants in Nsukka area, Nigeria.
abstract: Between 1978 and 1988 reproductive disorders were found at the University of Nigeria Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 99 (9.8%) and 8 (10.5%) of 1013 goat and 78 sheep patients, respectively. The major reproductive diseases diagnosed in goats were dystocia (49.5%), abortion (17.2%), milk fever (12.1%), and mastitis (10.1%). In sheep the main disorders were abortions (37.5%), pregnancy toxaemia (25%), and milk fever (25%). These and other reproductive disorders were generally higher in the dry season, except for dystocia and mastitis in goats. 66.7% of sheep abortions occurred in trypanosomiasis patients, 41.2% of sheep abortions were associated with small ruminant pest patients.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Wosu
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Anene
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D004420:Dystocia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats; D015994:Incidence; D008413:Mastitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010319:Parturient Paresis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*