Pathological characterization of lesions and bacteriological isolation of causative agents of swine tuberculosis at Bishoftu and Addis Ababa Abattoirs, Bishoftu, Ethiopia

Abstract

Pathological characterization of lesions and bacteriological isolation of causative agents of swine tuberculosis at Bishoftu and Addis Ababa Abattoirs,

Tuberculosis in Swine: Prevalence and Basic Diagnostic Approach

“…Before this study there were no reported prevalence of swine tuberculosis in Ethiopia and they were designed to estimate the prevalence of TB in pigs in central Ethiopia and characterized the causative agents [11]. Shiferaw et al [26]. reported, 19.6% (109/556) prevalence of swine tuberculosis, out of five hundred and fifty six (556) swine examined, tubercle like granulomatous lesion were detected in different organs.…”