TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bovine Tuberculosis Magnitude and Associated Factors in Woliata Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
AU - Abebe, Samson AU - Dejene, Shimelis AU - Mulugeta, Misganaw AU - Yohannes, Alemayehu AU - Wodajo, Wondimu 
JO  - Veterinary Research
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 40
EP  - 45
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5412
DO  - vr.2021.40.45
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2021.40.45
KW  - Bovine tuberculosis
KW  -Prevalence
KW  -CIDT; Dairy Cattle; Ethiopia
AB  - Bovine tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious
disease that affects cattle and poses a public health threat.
It's especially critical in Ethiopia, where there aren’t many
efficient control measures. However, in response to rising
milk demand and the Ethiopian government's efforts to
boost livestock output, intensive husbandry settings
containing exotic and cross-bred animals have expanded
in recent years. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in
Woliata Sodo town from January 2019 to March 2020 to
evaluate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB)
using the comparative intradermal tuberculin test. The
total frequency of bovine tuberculosis in dairy cattle was
11.3 percent (n = 31) at the proposed cut off of > 4 mm.
The CIDT was performed on 274 dairy cattle, including
cross-bred (30.3%) and exotic cattle (69.7%). Using the
SPSS software, the data was analyzed using descriptive
statistics and the Chi square. The prevalence difference
across herd size groups was statistically significant (x2 =
34.6152; df = 4; P 0.001). Furthermore, the prevalence of
bovine TB was substantially linked (P 0.05) with animal
breed categories, although the remaining factors were
insignificantly associated (P > 0.05). Finally, this study
demonstrated the significance of BTB in the study area in
particular and the region in general.
ER  -