Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State

Volume: 5 Number: 2 June 1, 2016
  • Ibrahim Adeshına
  • Mozeedah Abdulwahab
  • Yusuf Olatunji Yusuf
  • Adetunji Yusuf Adewale
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Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State

Abstract

Diplostomum species are the parasites responsible for diplostomiasis in fish which may cause ocular diseases such as blindness, eyefluke, severe ocular disease and opacity of the lens. The parasites use many organisms including fish as host. African catfish is one of the widely distributed fish species in tropical Africa and has become one of the most important culturable fish species in Africa especially in Nigeria. This study examined the occurrence of Diplostomum species in farm raised African catfish in Oyo state. The study was carried out in Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 216 eye samples were collected from 108 fishes in 36 farms. The eye lens and vitreous were examined for the presence of Diplostomum species. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis to the relationship between the eye size and parasite occurrence. The result shows that 16.20% of the samples had Diplostomum species. Males had higher occurrence (23.53%) than the females (9.65%). A positive correlation (R2 = 0.125) between eye diameter and occurrence of the parasites was observed. The study revealed that Diplostomum species was present at a low incidence in African catfish raised in Oyo state and there was positive relationship between the eye diameter and occurrence of the parasite.

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Ibrahim Adeshına This is me

Mozeedah Abdulwahab This is me

Yusuf Olatunji Yusuf This is me

Adetunji Yusuf Adewale This is me

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June 1, 2016

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June 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Adeshına, I., Abdulwahab, M., Yusuf, Y. O., & Adewale, A. Y. (2016). Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 5(2), 116-119. https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC
AMA
1.Adeshına I, Abdulwahab M, Yusuf YO, Adewale AY. Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2016;5(2):116-119. https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC
Chicago
Adeshına, Ibrahim, Mozeedah Abdulwahab, Yusuf Olatunji Yusuf, and Adetunji Yusuf Adewale. 2016. “Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. In the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5 (2): 116-19. https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC.
EndNote
Adeshına I, Abdulwahab M, Yusuf YO, Adewale AY (June 1, 2016) Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5 2 116–119.
IEEE
[1]I. Adeshına, M. Abdulwahab, Y. O. Yusuf, and A. Y. Adewale, “Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 116–119, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC
ISNAD
Adeshına, Ibrahim - Abdulwahab, Mozeedah - Yusuf, Yusuf Olatunji - Adewale, Adetunji Yusuf. “Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. In the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5/2 (June 1, 2016): 116-119. https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC.
JAMA
1.Adeshına I, Abdulwahab M, Yusuf YO, Adewale AY. Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2016;5:116–119.
MLA
Adeshına, Ibrahim, et al. “Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. In the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 5, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 116-9, https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC.
Vancouver
1.Ibrahim Adeshına, Mozeedah Abdulwahab, Yusuf Olatunji Yusuf, Adetunji Yusuf Adewale. Occurrence of Diplostomum Spp. in the Eye of Farm Raised African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) in Oyo State. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;5(2):116-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27MZ22GC