Vaccination of calves with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Reduces the frequency and severity of lesions of bovine tuberculosis under a natural transmission setting in Ethiopia

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
12 July 2021
Country:
Ethiopia
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
First published:
6 February 2017
Authors:
Ameni, G, Tafess, K, Zewde, A and Eguale, T

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is highly prevalent in intensive dairy farms of the urban 바카라 사이트śmilk-sheds바카라 사이트ť in Ethiopia, and vaccination could be a cost-effective disease control strategy. In the present study, the efficacy of Bacillus Calmette바카라 사이트“Guerin (BCG) to protect against bTB was assessed in Holstein바카라 사이트“Friesian calves in a natural transmission setting.

This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

Citation

Ameni G, Tafess K, Zewde A, Eguale T, Tilahun M, Hailu T, Sirak A, Salguero F, Berg S, Aseffa A, Hewinson R, Vordermeier H (2018). Vaccination of calves with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin reduces the frequency and severity of lesions of bovine tuberculosis under a natural transmission setting in Ethiopia. Transbound Emerg Dis. 65(1):96-104.

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