The prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorDurnez, L.
dc.contributor.authorSadiki, H.
dc.contributor.authorKatakweba, A.
dc.contributor.authorMachang’u, R. R.
dc.contributor.authorKazwala, R. R.
dc.contributor.authorLeirs, H.
dc.contributor.authorPortaels, F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date.available2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionTrop Anim Health Prod (2009) 41:1653–1659en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in different cattle herd management systems in and around Morogoro, Tanzania. Between April and June 2005, a total of 728 bovines from 49 herds were tested for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses. Milk samples were taken from tuberculin positive animals and analysed for the presence of mycobacteria. Total prevalences of 2.5% and 10.1% were found for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses respectively, with more M. bovis-infection in cattle in the extensive management system and more atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in the intensive management system. From 8 out of 42 milk samples (19%) atypical mycobacteria were cultured. A higher prevalence of M. bovisinfection in the extensive sector could be due to several factors. In addition, such high prevalence puts herd owners and their families at risk for BTB. Therefore control of BTB, as well as education of cattle owners is important, especially in the extensive sector.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1653–1659
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2282
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science + Business Media B.V.en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectMilken_US
dc.subjectMycobacteriaen_US
dc.subjectBovine tuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectTuberculin testsen_US
dc.titleThe prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-009-9361-4en_US

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