Beiträge zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinärmedizin.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Karl-Marx-Universität.
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: Germany
Language: ger
Author(s):
Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
Start Year:1973 - 1992
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0301-567X (Print) 0301-567X (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0410253 |
| (DNLM): | B03900000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 02487267 |
| Coden: | BTLVBR |
| Classification: | W1 BE461L |
Prevalence of complement-fixing antibody to the African horse sickness virus in domestic animals in Nigeria. The occurrence of antibodies against the African horse sickness virus was investigated in 246 domestic animals (horses, donkeys, camels, dogs) in various regions of Nigeria by means of the complement-fixing rate. 34% of the sera tested were positive: 75% in donkeys, 68% in horses, 19% in camels, and 9% in dogs. Among the horses, those of 6 to 15 years of age had higher than average prevalence rates than the other age groups. Stallions from the northern regions had higher prevalence rates than mares generally and stallions from other regions. These findings are important for the epidemiology of...