A participatory surveillance of livestock and poultry diseases
was carried out in Agidi Development Area of Nasarawa State among
123 farmers, 29 of the respondent were female, while 94 were male.
Open-ended interviews were utilized where necessary to clarify
information that needed clarifications by the respondents; physical
examination of the some affected animals and it surroundings were
carried out during the surveillance. The following diseases were
established in the study area: Peste des peptits ruminants, Foot rot,
helminthosis, mite/lice/flea infestation, tick infestation, bloat, Orf
(Contagious ecthyma), poison, mange, Newcastle disease, fowl pox,
coccidiosis, infectious bursal disease (Gumboro), chronic respiratory
disease, African Swine Fever (ASF), abortion, Dystocia, sudden death,
foot and mouth disease, Fascioliasis, trypanosomosis, black quarter
disease, babesiosis, and wounds. Some of these diseases have
specific period (season) of outbreak, while some occurs at all season.
Analysis of data indicated that Newcastle disease was the most
important disease of poultry, Peste des peptits ruminants was the
disease that lead to high mortality in small ruminants, while African
Swine Fever (ASF) is the most devastating disease of pigs, and
Lice/flea infestation is the most common disease to poultry, small
ruminants and pigs, in the study area.