Status of bovine tuberculosis in Addis Ababa dairy farms

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 915-923

  Elias, K ^a   Hussein, D ^b   Asseged, B ^b,e   Wondwossen, T ^c   Gebeyehu, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Addis Ababa Agricultural Department   (Ethiopia)

^d ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^e TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Dairy farm; Ethiopia; Exotic breed; Milk; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 61549122605     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.27.3.1850     Document Type: Article

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