Bovine tuberculosis in Burdur, southern Turkey: epidemiological, pathological and economic study

Ozmen O., Kursun O., Ozcelik M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, vol.9, no.12, pp.1398-1402, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1398-1402
  • Keywords: cattle, bovine tuberculosis, economic loss, pathology, zoonosis, MYCOBACTERIUM-BOVIS, INFECTIONS, DISEASE, CATTLE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

SETTINGS: Burdur is the most important dairy cattle breeding and milk production area of Turkey, and Burdur slaughterhouse is one of the biggest slaughterhouses in the southern part of the country. No scientific information is available on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Burdur. A survey was therefore undertaken to determine the prevalence of disseminated TB infection in cattle in this district.