April 2025

Effects of piroxicam on ketamine anaesthesia in West African Dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Ketamine produces an agitated state of anaesthesia when given alone, thus a pre-anaesthetic medication is very vital for smooth anaesthesia with ketamine. Piroxicam has been recorded to produce sedation. Thus piroxicam co-administered with ketamine was aimed to nullify the cataleptic effect of ketamine. Thirty West African Dwarf goats, grouped into five groups of six animals each, were used for the experiment. Group I...

Author(s): NWANKWO Henry Chuwkuebuk, ONYEYILI Patrick Azubuik, SAGANUWAN Saganuwan Alhaj, ONMATA Gloria D., OLADIPO Miriam O. and NWAGBO Ambrose N.  

June 2025

Prevalence of parvovirus disease in pet dogs in two Greater Accra districts of Ghana

This study was based on a survey conducted using an antigen capture test to assess exposure to parvovirus in pet dogs. The vaccination status and prevalence of parvovirus were surveyed in 277 pet dogs from the Ga East and Ga West districts of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The study was carried out at the Veterinary Clinic of the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI), Ghana Atomic Energy...

Author(s): Maxwell Abive-Bortsi, Samuel Gyemfi, Akosua S. Kyere, Peace Ansah-Dankwah, Selorm E. K. Ofori, Fidelis C. K. Ocloo, Michael Y. Osae, Samuel T. Baidoo, Godwin Amenorpe and Samuel Amiteye  

June 2025

Surgical management of fibroma durum in a stray dog

This study describes the incidence, treatment, and prognosis of fibroma durum in a stray dog. A 5-year-old un-neutralized stray adult female dog was presented, weighing 18.2 kg, with a large, firm mass protruding at the ventral portion of the thoracic region. Needle aspiration of the mass revealed no clotted blood. Blood analysis showed a mild increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mean platelet volume, aspartate...

Author(s): Niamot Ali, Jashim Uddin, Parvez Hossain, Abu Nayem, Jafirul Alam, Shabnaz Aktar, Mehedy Hasan Pranto, Mahabubur Rashid, Mehedi Hasan Jamil, Royhan Gofur, Jalal Uddin Sarder and Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan