Research Article
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 | ā | 41 | 0 |
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N: indicates the number of sheep sampled.
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