Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status

• Published in: Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 181; p. 104634
• Main Authors: Patterson, S., Bond, K., Green, M., van Winden, S., Guitian, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Animals; calves; calving; Cattle; cattle diseases; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - transmission; chronic diseases; cohort studies; confidence interval; Control; Dairy cattle; dairy cows; Dairying; dams (mothers); enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary; Female; Herd health; herds; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - veterinary; Johne’s disease; Longitudinal Studies; milk; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - physiology; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; paratuberculosis; Paratuberculosis - epidemiology; Paratuberculosis - transmission; progeny; Proportional Hazards Models; regression analysis; Risk Factors; United Kingdom; United Kingdom - epidemiology; United Kingdom; Control; Herd health; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; Johne’s disease; Dairy cattle

Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is a chronic condition of dairy cattle, and is endemic in the UK. Lack of understanding of the relative importance of different transmission routes reduces the impact of control scheme recommendations. The long incubation...