Abstract: A total of 10 herds (with 492 cattle) and 22 market White Fulani cattle were examined for the prevalence of lameness in Karu and Keffi Local Government areas of Nasarawa state, Nigeria respectively. Out of the 492 cattle examine in Karu 100(20.3%) were male and the remaining 392 (79.7%) were female. About 21(4.3%) cattle showed evidence of lameness with a total prevalence of 4.3%. Out of which 16 (76.2%) were male and 5 (23.8%) were female. There was a statistical significant association among the sex group (P< 0.05) . The odd of Lameness occurrence in male is having a value of 14.743 over the female, indicating that male is prone to lameness than female. Out of the 22 market cattle examined in Keffi, all were positive for lameness, out of which 19(86.4%) were male and 3(13.6%) were female. There was no statistical significant association between the sex group and occurrence of lameness (P>0.05). The common conditions that predisposed cattle to lameness were bruises of the limb, Foot and Mouth Disease, Fracture, Joint problems, over grown hoof and Trauma.
Keywords: Prevalence, Lameness, Cattle, karu, keffi local government area and Nasarawa.
Title: Prevalence of Lameness among Cattle Found In Karu and Keffi Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State
Author: I.U. Hambali, M. Zakariah, D. Jidda, N.B. Adamu, A.O. Tijjani, A.M. Saidu, J. R. Lawal, A. M. Wakil, S. M. Jajere, F. B. Mustapha, A. Mohammed
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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