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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 12(7), p. e52851, 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052851

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High Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle in Central Ethiopia: Implications for the Dairy Industry and Public Health

Journal article published in 2012 by Rebuma Firdessa, Rea Tschopp, Alehegne Wubete, Melaku Sombo, Elena Hailu, Girume Erenso, Teklu Kiros, Lawrence Yamuah, Martin Vordermeier, R. Glyn Hewinson, R. Glyn Hewinson, Douglas Young, Stephen V. Gordon, Mesfin Sahile, Abraham Aseffa ORCID and other authors.
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Abstract

Ethiopia has the largest cattle population in Africa. The vast majority of the national herd is of indigenous zebu cattle maintained in rural areas under extensive husbandry systems. However, in response to the increasing demand for milk products and the Ethiopian government's efforts to improve productivity in the livestock sector, recent years have seen increased intensive husbandry settings holding exotic and cross breeds. This drive for increased productivity is however threatened by animal diseases that thrive under intensive settings, such as bovine tuberculosis (BTB), a disease that is already endemic in Ethiopia.