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The prevalence of mycobacterial infection among lactating Fulani cows was investigated in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Kaduna State of Nigeria. Tuberculin testing using single comparative intradermal tuberculin test showed a 14.6 % positive, 4 % doubtful, and 81.4 % negative reactors. Mycobacterial infection was found to be present in the nomadic (constantly moving) and seminomadic (limited movement) management systems studied but management showed no significant effect on the prevalence of the disease. However, the prevalence was significantly higher in older age groups than the younger ones (P < 0.05).
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We are grateful to the UNESCO-L’Oreal Fellowship for Young Women in Life Sciences for the financial support. We are also grateful to Prof Waleed AlMurrani for his assistance in reading the manuscript and statistics. We also thank all the field staff who assisted us during tuberculin testing and the Fulani herdsmen who accepted for their cows to be part of this study.
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Abubakar, A., Allam, L., Okaiyeto, S.O. et al. Tuberculin screening of some selected Fulani lactating cows in North-Central Nigeria. Trop Anim Health Prod 45, 1505–1508 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0389-0
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