The Prevalence of Mange in Pigs in Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria

Title page

Certification

Declaration

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of contents

List ot tables

Abstract

CHAPTER 1

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Objectives of the study

1.2 Justification of the study

CHAPTER 2

2.0 Literature review

2.1 Sarcoptic mange

2.2 Distribution

2.3 Etiology and life cycle

2.4 Epidemiology

2.5 Clinical Signs, pathogeiesis and lesions

2.6 Demodetic mange

2.7 Etiology and life cycle

2.8 Diagnosis

2.0 Treatment, controI and eradication

CHAPTER 3

3.0 Materials and methods 9

3 1 The study area ' 9

3.2 Methodology 9

3.3 Data collection and Data analysis I 0

CHAPTER 4

4.0 Results and discussion 11

4.1 Prevalence of mange in sampled farms 1 2

4.2 Seasonal distribution of mange 13

4.3 Prevalence rate among 'classes of pigs 14

4.4 Regression equation 16

CHAPTER 5

5.0 Conclusion amid recommendations 16

5. I Conclusion I 7

5.2 Recommendation 1 7

ReFerences 1 9

Appendices