Incidencia de tuberculosis bovina (Mycobacterium bovis) en ganadería doble propósito de la parroquia Isla de Bejucal del Cantón Baba.

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis. People can become infected by inhaling contaminated aerosols or by consuming unpasteurized milk from infected animals. In addition, the signs that appear in infected animals are pneumonia, fluctuating fever, weakness, lack of appetite and weight loss. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of Mycobacterium bovis in dual-purpose cattle in the Isla de Bejucal parish of the Baba Canton. Bovine tuberculosis and its incidence were evaluated by pressure of the variables; according to age, sex, racial group and its origin; in addition to developing complementary tests in case of suspicious and positive reactions to bovine tuberculosis through the cervical test with PPD M. bovis and PPD M. Aviar. This research work used the descriptive method of experimental observation, which was based on the percentage method to determine the percentage of incidence of Mycobacterium bovis, taking the following parameters, 95% confidence and 5% error and through a calculation of the sample size, the total number of animals to be tuberculized was estimated, which was (No. 339) bovines, which was obtained from a population of 2841 bovines that exist in the parish of Isla de Bejucal, on the other hand, the result was that of the 339 bovines tuberculinized with Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) M.