Juniper Publishers Journal of Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract The study was conducted from August 2017 to December 2017 at the Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited to investigate the causes of carcass condemnation in slaughtered pigs and their associated financial losses. Out of the 1221 pigs examined, 212(17.4%) were affected with pathological conditions. The five most frequent pathological conditions were: Lung congestion (7.9%), Ascariasis (2.7%), Cysticercosis (2.4%), Liver congestion (1.1%) and Liver abscess (0. 9%). Pathological conditions were more prevalent (57%) in female pigs than in males (43%). Cross bred pigs were more (81%) affected by pathological conditions than the local Ashanti black pig (19%). The overall carcass condemnation rate was 1.7% with Cysticercosis being the major cause. The average condemnation rate of visceral organs was 1.8 %. Annually, a total of One hundred thousand, six hundred and twenty-eight cedis, seventy-two Pesewas (GHc100, 628.72) w...

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract Animal body reacts to all kinds of injuries and stress to keep up the homeostasis mechanism of the body. This homeostasis achieved either by or nonspecific mechanism. The nonspecific innate resistance of the body like cytological and cytokine reactions including fever, leukocytosis etc. is known as acute phase response. In this response, there will be increase or decrease of serum concentration of proteins. These proteins are known as acute phase proteins. Measurements of serum concentration of these acute phase proteins are found to be useful in assessment of health status and prediction of diseases of the man and animals. The serum concentration of these acute phase proteins returns to base levels when the triggering factor is no longer present. The acute phase response is now considered to be a dynamic process involving systemic and metabolic changes providing an early nonspecific defence mechanism agains...

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract Veterinary drugs are any substances applied to or administered to animals for their therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic purposes or modification of physiological function or behavior. They are used throughout the world and more than half of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed or sold improperly. In Ethiopia, also different studies revealed the improper utilization of drugs is common. The use of veterinary drugs in food-producing animals has the potential to generate residues in animal derived products and poses a health hazard to the consumer. The most likely reason for drug residues might be due to improper drug usage and failure to keep the withdrawal period. The residual amount ingested is in small amounts and not necessarily toxic. The major public health significances of drug residue are development of antimicrobial drug resistance, hypersensitivity reaction, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tera...