Agent-based model for Johne’s disease dynamics in a dairy herd

Johne’s disease is an infectious gastrointestinal disease in ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis that causes diarrhea, emaciation, decreased milk production and eventually death. The disease is transmitted in utero and via milk and colostrums to calves, and fecal-orally t...

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Main Authors: Robins, Jessica, Bogen, Sarah, Francis, Auldon, Westhoek, Annet, Kanarek, Andrew, Lenhart, Suzanne, Eda, Shigetoshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4474466/