Veterinary Science & Technology

Aweke Kindu

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Avian Tuberculosis in Domestic Chickens in Selected Sites of Ethiopia
  Author(s): Aweke Kindu and Gashaw GetanehAweke Kindu and Gashaw Getaneh
  
  This study was conducted on 282 domestic chickens of Bahir Dar, Yilimana densa woreda, and Bishoftu by using avian tuberculosis diagnosis procedures such as single intradermal avian tuberculin test, post mortem examination, and Ziehl-Neelsen (Z-N) staining from tissue samples of naturally infected Domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus). The overall of this disease current prevalence was determined based on tuberculin skin test results supported by Z-N stain and post mortem lesions and it was 4.26% (12/282) (95% CI: 1.9-6.6), with higher prevalence in semi-intensively reared exotic chickens (5.85%) than backyard reared indigenous local chicken. This indicates the occurrence of this disease has a statistical significance association both with the breed and production system, both having a p-value of 0.03. Twelve strong positive reactor chickens have shown a swelling of greater than 5 mm .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000377

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