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Occurence of tuberculosis in goats (Capra hircus) raised in La Union
(Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2007-03) Partible, Jackson S.
This study was conducted to: (1) determine the occurrence of tuberculosis in La Union; (2) determine the goats affected with tuberculosis considering age; and (3) determine the goats affected with tuberculosis considering sex. This was conducted in ten (10) randomly selected towns in La Union during the months of November to December, 2006. Eighty (80) goats were used in the study with age and sex considered. Each animal was injected with 0.1 ml of tuberculin antigen at their caudal fold. The injected area was observed 72 ± 6 hours for any reaction. Test results were subjected to T-test to determine their significance. Results showed that 1.25 percent of the goats in La Union were infected with tuberculosis. T-test revealed insignificant difference on the occurrence of tuberculosis between young and adult goats. The same result is true between male and female.