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

Table 3

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

Variable	Level	N	Prevalence (%)
Species	Porcine	90	0
Gender	Female	40	0
	Male	50	0
Breed	Large white	90	0
District	Sedibeng	50	0
	West Rand	20	0
	Ekurhuleni	20	0
Municipality	City of Johannesburg	20	0
	Ekurhuleni Metro	20	0
	Midvaal	20	0
	Lesedi	30	0
Abattoirs	Abattoir F	30	0
	Abattoir Q	20	0
	Abattoir R	20	0
	Abattoir S	20	0
Origin of animals	Auctions	30	0
	Farm/feedlots	60	0
Abattoir type	HT-multi	50	0
	LT-multi	40	0
Total		90	0

N: indicates the number of pigs samples.