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    BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS SURVEY IN ABATTOIRS AND POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK PRACTISES AMONG CATTLE OWNERS IN OSOGBO, SOUTH -WESTERN NIGERIA.
    (Department of Microbiology, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2015-02-23) Y. O, Adesiji; A. O, Ajiboye; I. O, Jeremiah.
    Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis and associated risk factors which cause significant economic losses and public health hazard in sub-Saharan Africa, have been insufficiently studied in our abattoir settings and herd rearing settlement. Twenty abattoirs from all the urban and villages of Osogbo, Nigeria were surveyed before and at slaughter of cattle. Detailed body condition scoring and post mortem meat inspection were used to detect lesion of tuberculosis in cattle with the aims of determining the magnitude and distribution of bovine tuberculosis in Osogbo metropolis. Potential risk factors for transmission of bovine tuberculosis were assessed with the aid of a well- structured questionnaire and interview schedule to two hundred volunteer cattle owners. A total of J000 cattle, 712(71.2%) male, and 288 (28.8%) female were inspected; of these, 9.6 % (96/1000) had the lesions of tuberculosis. Major breed were white Fulani (680, 68%) and Sokoto Gudali (320, 32%). Characteristic tuberculosis lesions were found in 44(50%) of the lungs; 28.8(30%) of major lymph nodes around the trunk; 9.6( 107c) of the liver; and 4.4(5%) of the spleen and kidneys. Out of two hundred volunteer cattle owners who were interviewed, about 807c of the respondents had not heard about bovine tuberculosis, with illness related to tuberculosis recorded in 307c of the respondents. Major health risk factors included the drinking of raw milk, close contact with animals, sharing of household utensils with animals and sleeping on straws. This study demonstrates detection of tuberculosis lesion in meat passed for human consumption and reported poor knowledge of respondents on preventive measures and predominant practices that enhanced the spread of bovine tuberculosis.