Calves shedding Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis are common on infected dairy farms
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes Johne’s disease, a chronic progressive enteritis. It is generally assumed that calves rarely shed MAP bacteria and that calf-to-calf transmission is of minor importance. The objectives were 1) to estimate the prevalence of MAP-shedding you...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4474329/ |