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This study aimed to assess communal cattle owners\u2019 knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding BTB using a structured questionnaire in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A cross\u2010sectional survey design was employed, and a systematic random sampling approach was used to recruit participants from villages in the Makana, Raymond Mhlaba and Enoch Mgijima local municipalities. Face\u2010to\u2010face interviews were conducted with 186 cattle owners using a structured questionnaire administered in IsiXhosa or English. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analyses, and binary logistic regression in SPSS (version 28) and RStudio (version 4.4.2). The findings of this study revealed low awareness: Only 18.8% of cattle owners had heard of BTB, and a limited understanding of its transmission routes, including the consumption of raw milk, undercooked meat and shared grazing land. Although 61.3% of cattle owners supported culling infected cattle, resistance to control measures persists, particularly among experienced farmers, as indicated by a negative Pearson's correlation between experience and attitude towards BTB control (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.170,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). The low awareness levels, insufficient testing and inadequate preventive measures increase the likelihood of undetected infections and contribute to the potential spread of BTB within herds and to human beings.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/puh2.70313","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T18:33:48Z","timestamp":1784745228000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Assessment of Cattle Owners\u2019 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Bovine Tuberculosis in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9957-7699","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Effort","family":"Maguta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Livestock and Pasture Science Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Fort Hare  Alice South 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