Prevalencia de tuberculosis bovina (TBB) en 3 hatos ganaderos del cantón General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay).

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (TBB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, highly contagious, mainly attacks the lungs and lymph nodes causing a general deterioration of health of the animal which is reflected in low production and economic losses. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TBB) in three cattle herds of the canton General Antonio Elizalde (Bucay) in the months of October to December 2018, in the workplace there were 238 head of cattle, which was considered to study a sample given by a directed selection of 150 animals to be evaluated, of which those who presented symptoms and signs that are visibly associated with tuberculosis were selected, each animal was held or entered into the management sleeve and control to carry out the application of tuberculin PPD strain AN 5 inactivated intradermally (caudal fold), performing the reading at 72 hours post inoculation of the antigen to evaluate positive, negative or suspicious results.