A prevalence study of bovine tuberculosis by using abattoir meat inspection and tuberculin skin testing data, histopathological and IS6110 PCR examination of tissues with tuberculous lesions in cattle in Ethiopia

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 512-522

  Shitaye, J E ^a,b   Getahun, B ^c   Alemayehu, T ^d   Skoric, M ^b   Treml, F ^b   Fictum, P ^b   Vrbas, V ^a   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c Addis Ababa Abattoirs Enterprise   (Ethiopia)

^d Shola Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Cattle; Economic losses; Food safety; M. bovis; Veterinary meat inspection; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33751348037     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5585-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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