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  • Review Article   
  • J Biotechnol Biomater 2016, Vol 6(3): 245
  • DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000245

Application of Biotechnology towards Diagnosis and Treatment in Veterinary Medicine in Africa: Potentials and Future Developments

Mohammed BR1*, Malang SK2, Mailafia S3 and Agbede RIS2
1School of Science Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, , Dundee, UK
2Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, , Nigeria
3Department of Microbiology, University of Abuja, , Nigeria
*Corresponding Author : Mohammed BR, School of Science Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Dundee, DD1 1HG, UK, Tel: +2348038557168, Email: balarabemohammed161@yahoo.co.uk

Received Date: Sep 06, 2016 / Accepted Date: Sep 19, 2016 / Published Date: Sep 26, 2016

Abstract

Biotechnology is an already established technique in several areas of medicine, but its application in the field of veterinary medicine has only started to emerge with the potential to revolutionize veterinary practice. This paper
therefore reviews the potential applications of biotechnology in veterinary medicine towards diagnosis and treatment in Africa which includes; molecular gene cloning, production of recombinant biotechnology derived vaccines, application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Polymerase chain reaction - restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and Bioinformatics to diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases , gene therapy, disease diagnosis, treatment delivery systems and many more. These components occur in other parts of the world and are therefore presumed to be consolidated into the African delivery framework as a private enterprise in a foreseeable future. Whilst it is sensible to postulate that biotechnology application and its peculiar evolution will imminently transform veterinary medicine, there is immense treat, amidst stakeholders in the industry, about food health and safety and other civil and ethical concerns which can hinder this novel scientific breakthrough. The ethical concerns which include; theory of the Three Rs (Reduction of animal population, Refinement of enactments and farm managements to curtail affliction and despair, Replacement of animals with non-animal surrogate wherever necessary. Limitations regarding the application to veterinary practices are extensively discussed. This review has implication on the future of revolutionalisation of veterinary practice and increase in animal protein source for human consumption

Keywords: Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Gene cloning, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Vaccines, Veterinary medicine

Citation: Mohammed BR, Malang SK, Mailafia S, Agbede RIS (2016) Application of Biotechnology towards Diagnosis and Treatment in Veterinary Medicine in Africa: Potentials and Future Developments. J Biotechnol Biomater 6:245. Doi: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000245

Copyright: © 2016 Mohammed BR, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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