Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in zebu cattle under traditional animal husbandry in Boji district of western Ethiopia

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 494-499

  Laval, G ^a,b,d   Ameni, G ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Boji district; Ethiopia; Intra dermal tuberculin test; Mycobacterium bovis; Zebu cattle; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; HERD; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 9144252114     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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