Prevalence and distribution of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in cattle herds in Ireland

A simple random survey was conducted in Ireland during 2005 to estimate the ELISA-prevalence of paratuberculosis, commonly called Johne's disease (JD), in the cattle population. Serum samples were collected from all 20,322 females/breeding bulls over 12 months-of-age in 639 herds. All samples w...

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Main Authors: Good, M, Clegg, T, Sheridan, H, Yearsely, D, O'Brien, T, Egan, J, Mullowney, P
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3113810/