Prevalence of tuberculosis among bovines slaughtered in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The prevalence of tuberculosis among bovines slaughtered in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, front 1993 to 1997, in 10 slaughterhouses under Federal Inspection, was 0.7parts per thousand. The cattle was native mainly from Minas Gerais and Goias states, respectively 74% and 25%. Prevalence of tuberculosis varied, temporal and spatially, front zero to 8.7parts per thousand. This variation was also observed in other partial studies in Brazil since 1924. Place of slaughter and the kind of bovines slaughtered contributed to this variation. The prevalence of tuberculosis in Minas Gerais cattle was 0.8parts per thousand, and that of Goias was 0.4parts per thousand Of investigated municipalities in Minas Gerais, 16.8% were affected by tuberculosis. The occurrence in cattle of municipalities of Goias was 12.7%. In Minas Gerais, the Southwest Region presented the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (1.7parts per thousand).