Tuberculous lesions not detected by routine abattoir inspection: The experience of the Hossana municipal abattoir, southern Ethiopia

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 957-964

  Teklu, A ^a   Asseged, B ^a   Yimer, E ^b   Gebeyehu, M ^b   Woldesenbet, Z ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c Gamo Gofa Zone Agricultural Office   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Bacteriology; Bovine tuberculosis; Detailed examination; Lymph node; Mycobacteria; Routine inspection; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 18244400456     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.23.3.1534     Document Type: Article

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