Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculous Lesions in Cattle Slaughtered in Abattoirs in Northeastern Nigeria

A survey of tuberculosis in cattle was carried out in four abattoirs located in Maiduguri, Damboa, Damaturu and Gashua in Northeastern Nigeria from 1994 to 1998. Out of 1,698,000 slaughtered head of cattle examined at postmortem, 2.8% (95% confidence interval: 2.76–2.84) had pulmonary tuberculous le...

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Published in:	Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
Main Authors:	I. O. Igbokwe, I. Y. Madaki, S. Danburam, J. A. Ameh, M. M. Aliyu, C. O. Nwosu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	CIRAD 2001-03-01
Subjects:	Bovin Tuberculose Abattoir Morbidité Nigeria
Online Access:	http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9771

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