Mycobacterium bovis infection in domestic pigs in Great Britain
SS Bailey, TR Crawshaw, NH Smith, CJ Palgrave - The Veterinary Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (TB), infects a wide range
of wild and domestic mammals. Despite a control programme spanning decades, M. bovis
infection levels in cattle in Great Britain (GB) have continued to rise over recent years. As the
incidence of infection in cattle and wildlife may be linked to that in swine, data relating to
infection of pigs identified at slaughter were examined in this study. Between 2007 and
2011, almost all M. bovis-infected pigs originated from farms in the South-West and West …
of wild and domestic mammals. Despite a control programme spanning decades, M. bovis
infection levels in cattle in Great Britain (GB) have continued to rise over recent years. As the
incidence of infection in cattle and wildlife may be linked to that in swine, data relating to
infection of pigs identified at slaughter were examined in this study. Between 2007 and
2011, almost all M. bovis-infected pigs originated from farms in the South-West and West …
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