No abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious diseases of animals which causes heavy economic losses in livestock. A total of 17601 animals including 9021cattle and 8580 buffalo were screened for tuberculosis at five government and fifty private livestock farms in Punjab, Pakistan from 2006 to 2010. Out of these, 1057 (11.71%) cattle and 1027(11.96%) buffalo were found to be positive for tuberculosis in intradermal tuberculin test while 499 (5.53%) cattle and 567 (6.62%) buffalo were found suspected for tuberculosis. Statistical analysis showed insignificant difference in both species for prevalence of TB.

No abstract