Risk factors associated with bovine tuberculosis in some selected herds in Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 547-549

  Cadmus, S I B ^a   Agada, C A ^b   Onoja, I I ^c   Salisu, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Niger)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Nigeria; PPD; Public health; Risk factors; SCITT; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77952883106     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9463-z     Document Type: Article

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