Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from free-ranging deer and rabbits surrounding Minnesota dairy herds

• Published in: Canadian journal of veterinary research Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 32 - 38
• Main Authors: Raizman, E.A, Wells, S.J, Jordan, P.A, DelGiudice, G.D, Bey, R.R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 2005
• Subjects: Animal Husbandry - methods; Animals; Animals, Domestic - microbiology; Animals, Wild - microbiology; Cattle; Colony Count, Microbial - veterinary; Deer - microbiology; disease prevalence; disease reservoirs; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; disease transmission; Feces - microbiology; Female; Minnesota - epidemiology; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - isolation & purification; Odocoileus virginianus; Paratuberculosis - epidemiology; Paratuberculosis - transmission; Poaceae; Prevalence; Rabbits - microbiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Minnesota

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) among deer and rabbits surrounding infected and noninfected Minnesota dairy farms using fecal culture, and to describe the frequency that farm management practices were used that could p...