Avian tuberculosis in flocks of pigeons and its potential impact on tuberculination of cattle
Aims and objectives: The Mycobacterium avium subsp avium (MAA) is a slow-growing, frequently-encountered mycobacterium in the environment that causes tuberculosis mainly in birds and sometimes in farm animals. As a favorite pet bird, the pigeon is extensively kept for homing and/or racing purposes i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=138;epage=138;aulast=Bolfion;type=0 |