A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in the transhumant and agro-pastoral cattle herds in the border areas of Katakwi and Moroto districts, Uganda
| Autor: | B. Demelash, James Oloya, Francis O. Inangolet, J. Opuda-Asibo, E. Skjerve |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Veterinary medicine Tuberculosis Cross-sectional study law.invention Sex Factors Food Animals Risk Factors law Zoonoses Prevalence Bovine tuberculosis Animals Humans Medicine Uganda Animal Husbandry Tuberculin Test business.industry Raw milk Animal husbandry Zebu medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Milk Transmission (mechanics) Multivariate Analysis Herd Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology business Tuberculosis Bovine |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Animal Health and Production. 40:501-508 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7438 0049-4747 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11250-007-9126-x |
| Popis: | A study to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the transhumant and agro-pastoral cattle herds in the border areas of Katakwi and Moroto districts in Uganda was carried out from July 2006 to January 2007 using comparative intradermal tuberculin test containing bovine and avian PPDs. A total of 1470 animals, 612 (41.6%) males and 858 (58.4%) females, 883 (60%) young, 555 (37.8%) adult and 32 (2.2%) old animals were included. The study involved a cross-sectional multistage sampling technique with random selection of individual animals from a herd. The results revealed a 1.3% overall prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds in the study area, with a marked variation between sub-counties. The highest recorded prevalence was 6.0% in Kapujan, while no cases were recorded in Ongogonja, Magoro and Katakwi sub-counties. Distinctly different patterns in the avian-bovine reactions were also found in different sub-counties. A multivariate logistic regression showed more positive reactions (OR = 6.3; 95%CI (1.4-26.34) in females than males. BTB prevalence did not differ significantly between cattle maintained in pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems. The study demonstrated a relatively low prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in local zebu cattle reared under traditional husbandry systems in Uganda, suggesting low infectiousness of the disease under such mode of production. The risk associated with the consumption of raw milk among the pastoral communities and that, the pooling of milk together from different animals is a common practice, warrants more investigation into the zoonotic transmission of tuberculosis within these communities. |
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