Conventional and molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in dairy farms in Addis Ababa city, the capital of Ethiopia

International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-151

  Tsegayea, Wondewosen ^a   Aseffab, Abraham ^b   Machec, Abebe ^c   Mengistuc, Yohannes ^c   Stefan, Bergd ^d   Amenib, Gobena ^b,c  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addis ababa city; Bovine tuberculosis; Dairy farm; Molecular typing; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751513669     PISSN: 15422666     EISSN: 1559470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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