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Detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV) antibodies in pigs in Taraba state north east NigeriaSA Abwage, GA Umaru, YB Musa, Z Adamu, UA Akensire, AB Njobdi & OA Bello. Abstract | | | | A serological study was conducted between 2011 and 2013 to detect the presence of antibodies to African swine fever virus (ASFV) in Pigs in Taraba State, north eastern Nigeria. Sixty (60) pig farms were studied. Questionnaires (N=885) consisting of sections related to the farmer and the animal were distributed and blood samples taken to analyze for the African swine fever virus antibodies. All the 60 questionnaires were answered by the farmers, while 885 were retrieved for the individual pig studied. Of the 60 famers, only 13 (21.7%) were aware of the disease while 47 (78.3%) were ignorant (P
Key words: African swine fever virus, Antibodies, ELISA, Pigs, Taraba State, North eastern Nigeria
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