Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-s2hrs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-05T12:33:52.649Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Epidemiology, challenges and prospects for control of Newcastle disease in village poultry in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2008

J.A. NWANTA*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
P.A. ABDU
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
W.S EZEMA
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
*
Corresponding author: [email protected]
Get access

Abstract

Newcastle disease is a viral and often fatal disease that has been reported to affect a wide range of avian hosts, irrespective of age and sex. It is reported to be a major constraint to the development, survival and productivity of village poultry. This paper is a review of the epidemiology of Newcastle disease in village poultry in Nigeria, with emphasis on the susceptibility of species, types and ages. Also examined are the challenges and prospects of Newcastle disease control in this village poultry sector in Nigeria. This was conducted for the purpose of formulating effective strategies for controlling the disease in the rural areas of Nigeria.

Type
Small-Scale Family Poultry Production
Copyright
Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2008

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

ABDU, P.A. and SAIDU, L. (1990) Diseases Diagnosed At The Poultry Health Clinic of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria From 1982-1990. - A Report.Google Scholar
ABDU, P.A., GEORGE, J.B. and UMOH, J.U. (1985) A Study of Poultry Diseases Diagnosed at Zaria from 1981 - 1984. Nigerian. Veterinary Journal 14(1): 63-65.Google Scholar
ABDU, P.A., MERA, U.M. and SAIDU, L. (1992) A Study on Chicken Mortality in Zaria, Nigeria. World's Poultry Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 20- 24, September, pp. 151.Google Scholar
ADENE, D.F. (1990) Country Report on the Management and Health Problems of Rural Poultry Stock in Nigeria. In: Proceedings, Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CTA) Seminar on Smallholder Rural Poultry Production. Thessaloniki, Greece, 9-13th October, 1990. (Vol. 2), pp 175-182.Google Scholar
ADU, F.D, EDO, U., SOKALE, B.M. (1986) Newcastle Disease: the Immunological Status of Nigerian Local Chicken. Tropical Veterinarian 4: 149-152.Google Scholar
ALDERS, R.G., INOUE, S. and KATONGO, J.C. (1994) Prevalence and evaluation of Hitchner BI and V4 vaccines for the control of Newcastle disease in village chicken in Zambia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 21:125-132.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
ALDERS, R. and SPRADBROW, P.B. (2001) Controlling Newcastle disease in village chicken: A field manual. Australian centre for International Agricultural Research. Monograph No. 82, pp.112.Google Scholar
AMAKYE-AMIN, J.ALDERS, R.G. and SPRADBROW, P.B. (1998) Trials with V4 Newcastle disease vaccine in Ghana. In: Proceedings of scientific session at the fourth Asia Pacific Poultry Health conference, Melbourne, Australia, November 22-26, 1998, pp.124.Google Scholar
BABA, S.S., EL- YUGUDA, A.D. and BABA, M.M. (1998) Serological Evidence of Mixed Infection with Newcastle Disease and Egg Drop Syndrome 1976 Viruses in Village Chicken in Borno State, Nigeria. Tropical Veterinarian 16: 137-141.Google Scholar
BELL, J.G., FOTZO, T.M., AMARA, A. and AGBEDE, G. (1995) A field trial of the heat resistant V4 vaccine inoculation in village poultry in Cameroon. Preventive Medicine 22: 19-25.Google Scholar
BELL, J.G. and MOULAOUDI, S. (1988) A Reservoir of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus in Village Chicken Flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 6: 37-42.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
BELL, J.G. (1990) Strategies for the Control of Newcastle Disease in Village Poultry Flocks in Africa. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Smallholder Rural Poultry Production, October, 1990. Thessaloniki, Greece Pp. 138- 143.Google Scholar
CHABEUF, N. (1990) Disease prevention in small holder village poultry production in African. In: Proceedings, CTA seminar on smallholder Rural poultry production Thessaloniki, Greece, 9-13 October 1990, vol. 1, pp.129-137.Google Scholar
COPLAND, J.W. (1987) Newcastle Disease in Poultry: A New Food Pellet Vaccine Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra.Google Scholar
DAVID-WEST, K.B. (1992) Newcastle Disease in Nigeria. Retrospection and Anticipation. Bulletin of Epizootic Disease of Africa 20: 291- 295.Google Scholar
DIPEOLU, M.A., KERIPE, O.M. and GBADAMOSI, A.J. (1998) Chick Mortality in Indigenous Chicken under free-range System in Abeokuta. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 19:5-11.Google Scholar
DUROJAIYE, O.A. and ADENE, D.F. (1988) Newcastle Disease and Egg Drop Syndrome 76 in Guinea Fowls (Numida Meleagris Geleatu Pallas). Journal Veterinary Medicine 35(2): 162-164.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
ECHEONWU, G.O.N., IROEGBU, G.U. and Emeruwa, A.C. (1993) Recovery of Velogenic Newcastle Disease Virus from Dead and Healthy free-roaming birds in Nigeria. Avian Pathology 22: 383-387.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
EZEIFEKA, G.A., DOWOH, S.K. and UMOH, J.U. (1992) Involvement of Wild and Domestic Birds in the Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease and Infections Bursal Disease in Zaria, Nigeria. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 40: 125-127.Google Scholar
EZEMA, W.S. (2002) Pathogenesis of Velogenic Viscerotropic Newcastle Disease Virus in Vaccinated Chickens, M.Sc. Research Project, Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.Google Scholar
EZEOKOLI, C.D., UMOH, J.U., ADESIYUN, A.A. and ABDU, P.A. (1984) Prevalence of Newcastle Disease Virus Antibodies in Local and Exotic Chicken under different Management Systems in Nigeria. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 2(3): 253-257.Google Scholar
FATUNMBI, O.O. and ADENE, D.F. (1979) Susceptibility of the Nigerian Local Chickens to Fulminating Newcastle Disease Outbreak. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 8(2): 30-32.Google Scholar
FENNER, F., HENDERSON, D.A., ARITA, I., JEZEC, Z. and LADYNYI, I.D. (1988) Small Pox and its Eradication. World Health Organization Geneva.Google Scholar
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, (1997) Guidelines for the inclusion of improved household poultry production, Diversification component of the special programme for food security, Rome, FAO.Google Scholar
FOSTA, H.A., CHITUKURO, H.R., TUPPA, E., MWANJALA, T. and KUSILA, C. (1999) Thermostable Newcastle disease vaccine Tanzania. Veterinary Microbiology 68 (1-2): 127-130.Google Scholar
GIAMBRONE, J.J. and CLOSER, J. (1990) Effects of Breeder Vaccination on Immunization of Progeny Against Newcastle Disease. Avian Disease 34: 114-119.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
GOMWALK, N.E., ADESIYUN, J.T. and BISHU, G. (1985) A Serological Survey of Newcastle Disease Virus in Domestic Poultry around Zaria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 14(1): 70.Google Scholar
GUEYE, E.E. (2000) The Role of Family Poultry in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and the Promotion of Gender Equality in Rural Africa. Outlook on Agriculture 29(2): 129-136.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
HILL, D.H., DAVIS, O.S. and WILDE, J.K. (1953) Newcastle Disease in Nigeria. British Veterinary Journal 109: 281-385.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
HILL, D.H. and DAVIS, O.S. (1962) Disease Incidence, Age and Seasonal trends in Poultry flock losses at University College, Ibadan, Nigeria, and West Africa. West African Journal of Biochemistry 5(4): 51-58.Google Scholar
HUCHZERMEYER, F.W. (1993) Why is Velogenic ND Endemic in Some Countries and not in others? Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal 24: 111-113.Google Scholar
IBRAHIM, M.A. and ABDU, P.A. (1992) Ethnoagroveterinary Perspective of Poultry Management, Health and Production among Hausa/Fulani of Rural Nigeria. In: Proceedings of 29 thAnnual General Meeting of Nigerian Veterinary Medicine Association, Kaduna. pp172-181.Google Scholar
IDERIS, A., IBRAHIM, A.L., SPRADBROW, P.B. and HUNG SENG, C. (1987) Development of food pellet Newcastle disease vaccine. In: Copland, J.W (ed.); Newcastle disease in poultry. A New Food pellet Vaccine, Canberra, ACAIR, pp. 20-23.Google Scholar
IKEME, A.I. (1990) “The Poultry Industry in Nigeria, Prospects and Problems”, the Challenges of Agriculture in National Development, A. I. Ikeme, Ed. U.N.N, Enugu: Optional Computers Solutions Ltd.Google Scholar
JAGNE, J., AINI, I., SCHAT, K.A., FENNEL, A. and TOURARAY, O. (1991) Vaccination of Village Chicken in the Gambia against Newcastle Disease using the Heat Resistant Food Pellet V4 Vaccine Pathology 20: 721-724.Google ScholarPubMed
JAMES, A. (1997) Epidemiological analysis and interpretation of serious poultry diseases. In: Proceedings of the 20 thconference of the OIE Regional commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania, New Delhi, India, 25-28 November 1997.Google Scholar
JAYAWARDANE, G.W.L., ALWIS, M.C.L. and DAWWDA, B. (1990) Vaccination of chicken against Newcastle disease. Veterinary Journal 67(10): 364-366.Google ScholarPubMed
LANCASTER, J.E. (1966) Newcastle disease. A review 1926-1964. Monograph No. 3 Canadian Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. pp. 5-15.Google Scholar
MAJIYAGBE, K.A. and NAWATHE, D.R. (1981) Isolation of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus from apparently normal Ducks in Nigeria. Veterinary Record 108: 190.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
MARTIN, P.A.J. (1992) The Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease in Village Chicken. In: (Spradbrow P. B. Ed.) Newcastle Disease in Village Chickens: Control with Thermostable Oral Vaccines. Australian Center for International Agricultural Research Proceedings (Ac Air) No. 39, Canberra, Australia, pp. 40-45.Google Scholar
NAWATHE, D.R. (1988) Newcastle Disease in Nigeria. In: Viral Diseases of Animals Africa, Edited by Olufemi William and W. N. Masiga.Google Scholar
NAWATHE, D.R., MAJIAGBE, K.A., AYOOLA, S.O. (1975) Characterization of Newcastle Disease Isolates from Nigeria. Bulletin International Epizootics 83: 11-12.Google Scholar
NWANTA, J.A. (2003) Field Vaccination trials with Newcastle Disease Vaccine (NDV4HR) in Local Chicken in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Ph.D Disertation, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.Google Scholar
NWANTA, J.A., UMOH, J.U., ABDU, P.A., AJOGI, I. and EGEGE, S.C. (2005) Comparison of the cost of unvaccinated and oral vaccinated Local Chickens with a Malaysian thermostable Newcastle Disease Vaccine (NDV4HR) in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 53: 202-210.Google Scholar
NWANTA, J.A., UMOH, J.U., ABDU, P.A., AJOGI, I. and ALLI- BALOGUM, J.K. (2006) Management of losses and Newcastle Disease in Rural Poultry in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Nigeria Journal Animal Production 33(2): 274-285.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
OLUYEMI, J.A., ADENE, D.F. and LADOYE, G.O. (1979) A Comparison of the Nigerian Indigenous fowl with White Rock under conditions of Disease and Nutritional stress. Tropical Animal Health and Production 11: 199-202.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
ONUNKWO, O. and MOMO, M.A. (1981) Wildlife Diseases. Veterinary Journal 17: 3-6.Google Scholar
ORAJAKA, L.J.E., ADENE, D.F., ANENE, B.M. and ONUOHA, E.A. (1999) Sero-Prevalence of Newcastle Disease in Local Chicken from Southeast Derived Savannah Zone of Nigeria. Revue d'Elevage et de Medecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux 52(3-4): 185-188.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
OYEWOLA, K.A., OGUNDIPE, G.A.T. and DUROJAIYE, D.A. (1996) Sero-Prevalence of Gumboro and Newcastle Disease in Local Chicken in Ibadan, Nigeria. >Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 34: 57-59.Google Scholar
PANDEY, V.S. (1993) Epidemiology and economics of village poultry production in Africa: Overview. In: (Pandev, V.S and Demey, F. Eds.) Village poultry production in Africa. Proceedings of an international workshop, pp.124-128.Google Scholar
RAJISWAR, J.J. and MACILLAMANY, P.R. (1991) Pellet vaccine against Newcastle disease. Indian Veterinary Journal 68: 201-204.Google Scholar
SAGLID, I.K. and HARESNAPE, J.M. (1987) The Status of Newcastle Disease and the use of V4 Vaccine in Malawi. Avian Pathology 16: 165-176.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
SAUER, P. (1991) Status of intensive and extensive Poultry Production in the Development Process. Animal Research and Development 34: 36-42.Google Scholar
SHAMAKI, D., DUROJAIYE, O.A. and OJEH, C.K. (1989) Immunogenicity of Newcastle Disease Vaccines. Zariya Veterinarian 11(14): 19-24.Google Scholar
SONAIYA, E.B., BRANCKAERT, R.D.S. and GUEYE, E.F. (1999) Research and Development options for Family Poultry. Proceedings of the first INFPD/FAO Electronic Conference on Family Poultry. Gueye, E.F (Ed.), Http: www FAO. Org/Ag/Aga/Agap/Ppa/ Fampol/ Intropap.Htm).Google Scholar
SPRADBROW, P.B. (1990) Village poultry and preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine 8: 305-307.Google Scholar
SPRADBROW, P.B. (1993) Newcastle Disease in Village Chicken. Poultry Science Review 5: 57-96.Google Scholar
SPRADBROW, P.B. and FOSTER, A. (1997) Counting your chicken. In: (Lawrence, J., Ed.) Partners in the Harvest, Canberra, Australia Centre for International Agricultural Research, 51-57.Google Scholar
TU, T.D., PHUC, K.V., DINH, N.T.K., QUOC, D.N. and SPRADBROW, P.B. (1998) Vietnamese trials with a thermostable Newcastle Disease vaccine (strain I-2) in experimental and village chicken. Preventative Veterinary Medicine 34: 205-214.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
USMAN, M. (2002) Effects of vaccination of chicken against Newcastle Disease with thermostable V4 and Lasota vaccines using different grains and their bran as vehicles. M.Sc Dissertation, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.Google Scholar
VERGER, M. (1986) La Prophylaxis De La Maladie De Newcastle Dans Les Elevages Villageois en Afrique. L’ Aviculteur 465: 44-48.Google Scholar
WOSU, L.O. and OKEKE, O.S. (1989) The role of Local Chickens in the Spread of Newcastle Disease in Nigeria. Zariya Veterinarian 4(1): 25-29.Google Scholar
YONGOLO, M.G.S. (1996) Epidemiology of Newcastle disease in village chickens in Tanzania. Ph.D dissertation, Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania.Google Scholar
YOUNG, P. (1992) Alternatives to Oral Administration of Newcastle Disease vaccines to village chicken In: (Spradbrow. P.B. Ed.) Newcastle Disease in village chickens: control with thermostable oral vaccines Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Proceedings (ACIAR) No. 39, Canberra, Australia, P. 60-61.Google Scholar