Open AccessA case report of an outbreak of coccidiosis in a pig farm at Abeokuta
Author(s) -
S.A.V. Abakpa,
M. I. Takeet,
A. O. Talabi,
I. K. Oyewusi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v41i1.2727
Subject(s) - coccidiosis , outbreak , veterinary medicine , herd , feces , enteritis , diarrhea , isospora , biology , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology
An outbreak of coccidiosis was reported in a pig farm housing four boars, six sows, twenty one growers and eleven piglets. Eleven neonatal piglets in two litters of three and five days old were suspected to be involved. Three (27%) out of eleven piglets presented signs of profuse foul smelling diarrhoea and pyrexia, while there was haemorrhagic diarrhoea in one and mortality was 9%. A diagnosis of coccidiosis was made based on the clinical signs, post mortem findings of ulceration and fibrinonecrotic enteritis and laboratory identification of 4,600 coccidial oocysts per gramme of faeces by Mc Master counting technique which were identified as Isospora suis. The two herds were treated with Tripple sulfa-Trim® in drinking water for three days. This medication was effective as the diarrhoea resolved within four days of its onset