Journal of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
(ISSN: 2659 – 0743)
Volume 6, No. 1, 2024
Pages 69-76
DOI: 10.36108/jvbs/4202.60.0170
Assessment of Pulmonary Lesions in Slaughtered One Humped Camels (Camelus
Dromedarius) in Maiduguri Main Abattoir, Borno State, Nigeria
H.I. Gambo1 , H. Abdulsalam1* , M.S. Umar2 , D.L. Mohzo1 and D.T. Yoksa1
1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
2 Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 06, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to assess the types and frequency of gross and microscopic pulmonary lesions in camels slaughtered in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. A total of 400 slaughtered camels (139 males and 261 females) were grossly examined for pulmonary lesions. Tissue samples were taken from the affected lungs and processed for histopathological evaluation. The study showed that 111 (27.8%) lungs had one or more lesions. The most frequently recorded lesions were congestion (n= 45, 11.3%), emphysema (n = 26, 6.5%), atelectasis (n = 11, 2.8%) and nodules (7, 1.8%). Lungs from male camels had a 48 (34.5%) percentage frequency of lesions distributed as congestion in 14(10.1%), emphysema in 8 (5.8%), pneumonia in 5 (3.6%), fibrosis in 3 (2.2%), nodules in 7 (5.1%), hemorrhage in 2 (1.4%), hematoma in 2 (1.4%), atelectasis in 6 (4.3%), and abscess in 1 (0.7%); while the female camels had 63 (24.1%) percentage frequency of pulmonary lesions distributed as congestion in 31 (11.9%), emphysema in 18 (6.9%), pneumonia in 4 (1.5%), nodules in 3 (1.2%), hemorrhage in 1 (0.4%), hematoma in 1 (0.4%) and atelectasis in 5 (1.9%), respectively. Microscopically, lesions observed were severe interstitial oedema, heavy infiltration of inflammatory cells in the interalveolar septa with collapse of the alveolar, and granulomas. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that the occurrence of pulmonary lesions in slaughtered camels was 28.1% in the study area. This could cause considerable economic losses to the animal husbandry industry. Therefore, the design of effective prevention and treatment programs against conditions that affects the lungs is very important. Furthermore, this survey provides baseline data for future monitoring of lesions affecting camel lungs in Maiduguri and other parts of the country (Nigeria).
Keywords: Camelus dromedarius; Pulmonary lesions; Maiduguri