OCCURRENCE OF SALMONELLAE, ECTO- AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL PARASITES AND ASSESSMENT OF BIOSECURITY IN KANO ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Infectious and parasitic diseases in zoo animals affect their welfare, reproduction and longevity and pose health threat to researchers, visitors and staff of zoological garden. The aim of this study was to assess biosecurity and determine occurrence of Salmonellae, ecto-and gastro-intestinal parasites (GIP) in Kano zoological garden, Nigeria (KZG). A total of 388 samples were collected from 161 wild animals by non-random sampling method. The distribution of the samples ...
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