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The prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania

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dc.creator Durnez, L.
dc.creator Sadiki, H.
dc.creator Katakweba, A.
dc.creator Machang’u, R. R.
dc.creator Kazwala, R. R.
dc.creator Leirs, H.
dc.creator Portaels, F.
dc.date 2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date 2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date 2009
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:51:12Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:51:12Z
dc.identifier 1653–1659
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2282
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91132
dc.description Trop Anim Health Prod (2009) 41:1653–1659
dc.description A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in different cattle herd management systems in and around Morogoro, Tanzania. Between April and June 2005, a total of 728 bovines from 49 herds were tested for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses. Milk samples were taken from tuberculin positive animals and analysed for the presence of mycobacteria. Total prevalences of 2.5% and 10.1% were found for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses respectively, with more M. bovis-infection in cattle in the extensive management system and more atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in the intensive management system. From 8 out of 42 milk samples (19%) atypical mycobacteria were cultured. A higher prevalence of M. bovisinfection in the extensive sector could be due to several factors. In addition, such high prevalence puts herd owners and their families at risk for BTB. Therefore control of BTB, as well as education of cattle owners is important, especially in the extensive sector.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
dc.subject Africa
dc.subject Milk
dc.subject Mycobacteria
dc.subject Bovine tuberculosis
dc.subject Tuberculin tests
dc.title The prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania
dc.type Article


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