Prevalence and associated risk factors of mycobacterial infections in slaughter pigs from Mubende district in Uganda

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 905-913

  Muwonge, Adrian ^a   Kankya, Clovice ^b   Godfroid, Jacques ^a   Djonne, Berit ^c   Opuda Asibo, John ^b   Biffa, Demelash ^a   Ayanaw, Takele ^a   Munyeme, Musso ^d   Skjerve, Eystein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Pigs; Risk factor; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UGANDA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; UGANDA;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952891113     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9506-5     Document Type: Article

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