Published in Volume 4, Issue 1
Reduction in microbial distribution in soil has been described as one of the factors that limit
optimum production of crops for consumption. This study was carried out to explore the effects
of goat droppings on soil microbial distribution at Awka South Local Government, Anambra
State, Nigeria. Forty goat (40) droppings were collected from four different communities
(Umuawulu, Nibo, Mbaukwu, Nise) at Awka South LGA, The microbial distribution in the
various communities and the effects of goat droppings on microbial distribution in the sampled
communities were evaluated using standard microbiological techniques. The result revealed that
Umuawulu community recorded 13 (54.17%) bacterial isolates, followed by Nibo and Nise, which recorded 4 bacterial isolates each (16.67%) while the lowest was Mbaukwu, which
recorded 3 bacterial isolates (12.5%). Moreover, there was a significant (P<0.05) reduction in the
microbial distribution in the impacted soil, especially in the total lipolytic bacterial count (LBC), which recorded 1.70±0.10X10
4 CFU|g in the non-impacted soil and 0.50±0.01X10
4 CFU|g in the
impacted soil while the lowest reduction was recorded in the total heterotrophic aerobic bacterial
count (THABC), which had 19.80±0.21X10
4 CFU\g in the non-impacted soil and 5.20±0.10
X10
4 CFU|g in the impacted soil. This study has revealed that excessive goat droppings exert a
substantial negative impact on soil microbial distribution
Catherine Hilda Okafor, Ifeoma Adaora Chima Mbachu, Bright Obidinma Uba, Ogonna Friday Okereke, (2026). EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON SOIL MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AT AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA. Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 1, 137 - 148.
Catherine Hilda Okafor, Ifeoma Adaora Chima Mbachu, Bright Obidinma Uba, Ogonna Friday Okereke,. "EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON SOIL MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AT AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, vol. Volume 4, Issue 1, 2026, pp. 137 - 148.
Catherine Hilda Okafor, Ifeoma Adaora Chima Mbachu, Bright Obidinma Uba, Ogonna Friday Okereke,. "EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON SOIL MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AT AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences Volume 4, Issue 1 (2026): 137 - 148.
@article{exploringtheeffectsofgoatdroppingsonsoilmicrobialdistributionatawkasouthlocalgovernmentarea,anambrastate,nigeria2026,
author = Catherine Hilda Okafor, Ifeoma Adaora Chima Mbachu, Bright Obidinma Uba, Ogonna Friday Okereke,,
title = EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON SOIL MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AT AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA,
journal = Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences,
year = 2026,
volume = Volume 4, Issue 1,
pages = 137 - 148
}
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