Absence of Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria from Slaughtered Livestock Tissues and Environmental Samples, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Table 2

Characteristics of sheep sampled in the study and the estimated prevalence of Mycobacterium species in Gauteng abattoirs.

Variable	Level	N	Prevalence (%)
Species	Ovine	41	0
Gender	Female	14	0
	Male	27	0
Breed	Dorper	41	0
District	Tshwane	34	0
	Metsweding	7	0
Municipality	City of Tshwane	4	0
	Kungwini	37	0
Abattoir	Abattoir L	30	0
	Abattoir N	7	0
	Abattoir K	4	0
Origin of animals	Auctions	4	0
	Farm/feedlots	37	0
Abattoir type	HT-multi	34	0
	LT-multi	7	0
Total		41	0

N: indicates the number of sheep sampled.