Evaluation of the Efficacy of BCG in Protecting Against Contact Challenge With Bovine Tuberculosis in Holstein-Friesian and Zebu Crossbred Calves in Ethiopia
Berecha Bayissa,
Asegedech Sirak,
Adane Worku,
Aboma Zewude,
Yemisrach Zeleke,
Mahlet Chanyalew,
Balako Gumi,
Stefan Berg,
Andrew Conlan,
R. Glyn Hewinson,
The ETHICOBOTS consortium,
James L. N. Wood,
H. Martin Vordermeier,
Gobena Ameni
Aug 11, 2021
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is prevalent in intensive dairy farms in Ethiopia. Vaccination could be an alternative control approach given the socio-economic challenges of a test-and-slaughter control strategy. The efficacy of the...