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European Journal of Environmental Ecology

Volume 10, Issue 1, 2023
Mcmed International
European Journal of Environmental Ecology
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2393 - 9672 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
COMPARATIVE TRENDS OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE AND BUFFALO POPULATION AROUND LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Author
Shaukat Ali1, Raheela Akhtar*2, Muhammad Younus2, Gulbeena Saleem2, Qamar Un Nisa2 and Beenish Zahid2
Email
raheela.akhtar@uvas.edu.pk
keyword
Bovine tuberculosis, Intradermal tuberculin test, Lahore, Mastitis.
Abstract
Bovine tuberculosis is a re-emerging zoonosis of socioeconomic importance. The present study was aimed to investigate the comparative prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle and buffaloes at public and private livestock farms around Lahore district from year 2010- 2012. A total of 1031 animals comprising 517 cattle (221 male; 296 female) and 514 buffaloes (218 male; 296 female) showing signs of emaciation and swollen lymph nodes were selected randomly. The selected animals were subjected to single intra-dermal tuberculin test (SICTT). The animals positive by SICTT were further confirmed by PCR for presence of Mycobacterium bovis. The results indicated that the overall incidence of tuberculosis was more in buffaloes than cattle (3.30% vs 2.12%). The study also revealed that the disease was more prevalent in females (buffaloes 4.05%; cattle 2.36%) than males (buffalo bulls 2.29%; cattle bulls 1.80%) in both species. We also determined the association of mastitis with T.B in female animals suffering from clinical mastitis. But the results indicated no co-relation of Mycobacterium bovis with mastitis. We concluded that in areas around Lahore the incidence of bovine tuberculosis is more in buffaloes than cattle with more percentage of female animals affected. While bovine T.B and mastitis are not interlinked.
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