Abstract
A study to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle slaughtered in the Gombe township abattoir was conducted from March to July, 2009. Three hundred and twenty (320) cattle comprising of four breeds, slaughtered at the abattoir were examined post mortemly for bovine tuberculosis. The four breeds and number of each examined were White Fulani (155), Red Bororo (92), Sokoto Gudali (53) and Muturu (20). Eighty five (26.6%) cattle were found to be infected with bovine tuberculosis. On the basis of animal characteristics, white Fulani breed 60 (38.7%), females (cows) 58 (62.4%) and adults 45 (14.1%) had the highest prevalence of bovine tuberculosis than other breeds, males (bulls), young adults and young, respectively. There was significant association between sex, age and breed of cattle with infection (P < 0.05). The study suggests that bovine tuberculosis is a disease common to cattle in Gombe, though with moderate prevalence and could be of economic and public health importance. Key words: Bovine, tuberculosis, cattle, Gombe township abattoir, Nigeria
Highlights
A study to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle slaughtered in the Gombe township abattoir was conducted from March to July, 2009
Cattle are considered to be the main hosts of Mycobacterium bovis, isolations have been made from many other livestock and wildlife species and transmission to humans poses a public health problem (OIE, 2010; Gupta et al, 2009; Hiko and Agga, 2011 and Mamo et al, 2011)
In Ethiopia as well as other African countries like Nigeria, bovine tuberculosis is endemic in cattle and prevalence varies depending on the geographical location, breed and the husbandry practices
Summary
A study to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle slaughtered in the Gombe township abattoir was conducted from March to July, 2009. In Ethiopia as well as other African countries like Nigeria, bovine tuberculosis is endemic in cattle and prevalence varies depending on the geographical location, breed and the husbandry practices In such developing countries, the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis is widely distributed in areas where pasteurization of milk is rarely practiced and control measures are applied sporadically (Cosivi et al, 1998). The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in Gombe using post mortem examination, in order to provide baseline information on the prevalence of the disease in the area (O’Reilly and Daborn, 1996). This type of information is of importance to public health officials
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