Journal of Sustainable Veterinary & Allied Sciences
Journal of Sustainable Veterinary & Allied Science (JoSVAS) is a peer reviewed journal in various fields of veterinary medicine, animal production/reproducution and health, comparative medicine and related allied sciences, published by College of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria. From January 2024, the Journal published one Volume per of four issues each per year, March, June, September and December.
Current Issue
Volume 8 Issue 1 March 2026
Original Research Articles
Risk factors associated with African swine fever virus in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Benue state, Nigeria (Karaye, K.K., Ofukwu, R.A., Agada, C.A. & Luka, P.D.) PDF
Pesticide residues in human blood from Punjab, India: burden and risk assessment (Mohammed, A., Aulakh, R.S. & Bedi, J.S.) PDF
Effects of Xylopia aethiopica and Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit meals on age at first egg and haematology in layer chickens after an outbreak of Gumboro (Igwe, I. R., Ogbu, C. C., Egwu, L. U., Okonkwo, C. J., Chima, M. U., Ukwueze, J.I., Otuh, P.I., Onyenegecha, C. & Ufomadu, V.) PDF
Nasal colonization of multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and assessment of the risk factors among pigs in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria (Malgwi, R.I, Bata, S. I., Joshua, S., Stephen, G., Yamatiya, R.B., Ahile, A.D., Weka, R. & Ehizibolo, D.O) PDF
Clinico-pathology of experimentally infected coccidiosis in broiler chickens (Ukonu, C.E., Akpan, A.J., Nwabueze I.N. & Ogo, I. N.) PDF
Multi-generational effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (Bisphenol A) on reproductive functions in albino rat model (Yahaya M.S., Yakubu A., Shehu R., Amarah O.M., Mahuta M.M., Saminu A. & Yakubu J.) PDF
Financial losses in some farms due to African swine fever disease in South-eastern Nigeria (Kenneth-Chukwu, O.M.) PDF
Effects of methanol extract of Azadirachta indica (neem) on broiler chickens infected with Eimeria oocysts (Onyeabor, A., Igwe, I. R., Ani, N. V., Ozioko, C. A., Otuh, P. I., Ifenkwe, D. C., Ukwueze, I. J., Onoja, S. O., Madubuike, K. G., Ebere, G. O., Okorie-Kanu, C. O., Gurama, S. & Onyenegecha, C.) PDF
Solid-state fermentation of rice milling waste with Pleurotus ostreatus for partial replacement of grower pigs diets: performance and economic viability (Egwu, L.U., Ogbu, C.C., Igwe, I.R., Unigwe, R.C., Igwe, K.K & Udeh, N.E.) PDF
Histo-morphological study on the reproductive organs of the guinea cock (Numida meleagridis) (Korzerzer, R.M., Onaah, V.O. & Bitrus, I.M.) PDF
Ameliorative effects of vitamin C on the surgery-induced hepatic and renal stress in albino rats (Unamba-Oparah, C. & Unamba-Oparah, I.C.) PDF
Case Reports
A case of contact dermatitis with concurrent infection of babesiosis and ehrlichiosis in a 5-year-old German Shepherd bitch (Ambali, H.M., Ajamu, F.S., Ambali, R.T. & Ameen, S. A.) PDF
Screening for trypanosomiasis in newly acquired indigenous (Arewa) horses in a Nigerian military stable (Vaachi J.A., Nwokike E.C., Haruna E. G. & Muhammad Y.A.) PDF
Parasitic infection in a one-year-old male Nigerian Indigenous Breed dog: a case study (Oshadu, D.O., Kogi, A.C. & Biallah, M.B.) PDF
Refractory bovine papillomatosis in a thirteen-month-old white Fulani calf: a case report (Ake, A.S. & Oyebanji, B.) PDF
Management of a closed complete oblique distal one-third tibia fracture in a Nigerian indigenous bitch using modified crossed pin-in-fiberglass cast technique: case report (Emmanuel, E.G., Mailafia, A.G., Mana, H.P., Bada, A.A., Ahmad, U.S. & Hassan, A.Z.) PDF
Management of a case of snake envenomation in a year-and-one-month-old pedigree pregnant Boer Boel (Ukaha, R.O. & Ahaotu I.J.) PDF
Volume 7 Issue 4 December 2025
Original Research Articles
Workplace hazards associated with the use of surgical instruments and their preventive measures among veterinarians in Nigeria (Onah, J.A., Okafor, R.O.S., Zaifada, A.U., Zaccharia, E., Audu, Z., Ubah, S.A., Umeakuana, P.U., Dahunsi, A.E. & Enem, S.I.) PDF
Anatomical studies of the vocal cord (syrinx) of male and female canary (Serinus canaria) (Muazu T. A., Sulaiman M.H., Ajeigbe S. O., Maryam U., Adamu A.Y, Azeez I.A., Omirinde J.O., Abdulrahman M. & Abiyere E.O.) PDF
Gross studies of the pons and medulla oblongata of the African striped ground squirrel (Xerus erythropus) (Ajeigbe S.O., Muazu T. A., Azeez I. A., Omirinde J.O., Adamu A.Y, Abiyere E.O., Baso A., Zubairu M. & Abdulrahman M.) PDF
Brucella exposure in dogs and associated human risk factors in Plateau and Nasarawa states, Nigeria (Momoh, H., Adetunji, D.A, Adidu-Omoniwa, A.M., Ijale, G.O., Bata S.I. & Ehizibolo, D.O) PDF
Assessment of morphological indicators for testicular maturity in male African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) for enhanced gamete selection in captive breeding (Umar A.Z., Ali, R.I., Adamu, U., Yakubu, A.S. & Jibril A.) PDF
Prevalence of bovine fascioliasis at the Gwagwalada abattoir, Federal Capital Territory (F.C.T.), Nigeria: a one year retrospective study (Mairabo, R.R., Nzelu, I.N., Haruna, E.G., Dunka, H.I. & Moru, N.H.) PDF
Retrospective study of bovine tuberculosis from abattoirs in Kaduna state: public health implications (Moru, N. H., Delia, T. A., Kwaga, J. K. P. & Hussaini, M.) PDF
Current rabies epidemiology in Nigeria (2015-2024): a spatiotemporal and vaccination coverage analysis from the World Animal Health Information System (Emethilue, J.O., Adetunji, D.A. & Ogundijo, O.A.) PDF
Antioxidant effects of L-Arginine on redox profile of carbon tetrachloride (CCL4) – intoxicated albino rats (Amadikwa, N.P., Aloh G.S., Onyedinma, E.I., Paul, P.C. & Anosike, J.) PDF
Toxicity study, antidiabetic potential and effect of ethanol leaf extract of Triclisia macrophylla on body weight and hematological indices in alloxan induced diabetes in rats (Johnson, E.S., Aloh, G.S., Godwin, K.O., Alaebo, E.A., Onyedinma, E.I. Anosike, J.) PDF
Endocrine and organometric evaluation of Psidium guajava (guava) leaf extract in albino rats’ model weight loss (Nwankudu, O.N., Chiemela, V.N. & Ifenkwe, D.C) PDF
Effects of habituation on tonic immobility and cloacal temperature responses in broiler chickens during the hot-dry season (Ogundeji, T. & Ayo, J. O.) PDF
Molecular detection and risk factor analysis of chicken infectious anaemia virus in commercial poultry farms in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria and joss south, north-central Nigeria (Balami, S.B. Inuwa, B., John, B., Mshelia, S.H Ndahi, J.J. & Adamu, S.G.) PDF
Microbial contamination of meat contact surfaces and water in Zango abattoir, Zaria Kaduna state, Nigeria: implications for food safety and public health (Delia, T. A., Moru, N. H. Kwaga, J.K.P. & Orakpoghenor, O.) PDF
Microbial contamination and antimicrobial resistance patterns in abattoir water sources and effluents from Jos north and south Local Government Areas, Plateau state, Nigeria (Duwong R.K, Kwaja E.Z, Dzikwi-Emenna A.A, Aku S.R, Adidu-Omoniwa A.M, & Ehizibolo D.O.) PDF
Case Reports
Ovine coccidiosis in a fattening lot in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria (Mshelia E.S., Maina U.A., Balami S.B. & Chukwudi I.C) PDF
Pregnancy diagnosis in a 4-year-old mare: a case report (Ibrahim, K., Bello, A.A., Babashani, M., Khumran, A.M. & Maryam, B.D.) PDF
Canine demodicosis with Staphylococcus infection in a six-month-old Lhasa Apso dog: a case report (Karaye, G. P., Kalang, J. J., Sambo, P., Dachung, G. J., James, A. A., Ola-Fadunsin, S. D., Bitrus, A. A. & Opaluwakuzayed, I. G.) PDF
Outbreak of Peste des petits ruminants’ (PPR) among vaccinated Balami rams in Ogun state: a call to protect veterinary vaccines (Adetunji, D.A., Aderounmu, E.A., Ajanuku, O.K. & Adeaga, E.J.) PDF
Molecular detection of African swine fever virus in domestic pigs in Benue state, Nigeria (Karaye, K. K., Raphael, A. O., Agada, C. A. & Luka, P. D.) PDF
Surgical management of dystocia due to poor husbandry practice: a case report (Abdulkadir, S. Z., Koleosho, S. A., Aliyu, A., Adediran, S. O., Ambali, R. T., Abbas, H. A., Popoola, K. O., Ogungbade, H. O. & Hanafi, Q. O.) PDF
Diagnosis and clinical management of severe helminthiasis in West African dwarf goats at the Nyanya veterinary clinic, Abuja, Nigeria: a case report (Chukwu, V. E, Osundara, O. O., Onyekaihu, A. L, Oraka, A. O. & Mohammed, B.R.) PDF
Effect of post-infection Komarov vaccination on mortalities associated with natural outbreak of velogenic Newcastle disease in pullets (Adetula, K. A. & Ogundijo, O. A.) PDF
A case of Marek’s disease in 20-week-old Isa white pullets in a flock of 500 birds in Jalingo, Taraba state, Nigeria (Daniel, J., Agang, I.D., Sanda, M.E. & Musa, I.W) PDF
Surgical repair of genital prolapse in a two-year old Muturu cattle using an unconventional suture (Njoku, N. U. & Anaga, A. O.) PDF
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Journal of Sustainable Veterinary & Allied Sciences
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Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Umudike, Abia State
Nigeria.
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