A 3-Year Retrospective Study on Parasitic Infections in Small Ruminants (Sheep and Goats) Diagnosed at Sokoto State Veterinary Clinic, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted to determine the common parasitic infection of small ruminants, based on the diagnosis made at the Veterinary Clinic, Aliyu Jodi Road, Sokoto, for a period of three years (2012-2014). Of the 270 and 390 records of goats and sheep diagnosed through modified faecal floatation screening method. 107 cases of goat and 115 cases of sheep were found to be positive, which account for about 27.44% and 42.56% respectively. On a yearly basis, the study in both goats and sheep shows the highest number of positive cases in 2013 followed by 2014 and then 2012. On a seasonal basis, the results in sheep show that it occurs more in wet than in dry season, more in adults than in young and more in females than in males. While in goats, this result shows that it occurs more in dry than in wet season although with a very slight difference of 47.46% in wet and 52.54% in dry season, more in adults than in the younger ones and more in females than in males.