Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria.
We determined the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria using the comparative intradermal tuberculin test in 22 herds consisting of 922 cattle with overall and individual prevalence of 1.08% (10/922) and 45.45% (10/22) obtained, respectively.
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Salisu
S
Ibrahim
Charity A
CA
Agada
Jarlat U
JU
Umoh
Ikwe
I
Ajogi
Umar M
UM
Farouk
Simeon I B
SI
Cadmus
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000662:veterinary; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology*