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Johne's disease

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Johne's disease
a specific, infectious disease of cattle, sheep and goats caused by Mycobacteriumavium subspecies paratuberculosis. In cattle it is characterized by chronic diarrhea and thickening and corrugation of the intestinal wall. In all species there is progressive wasting.
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Thick, transverse rugae in the ileum of a cow with Johne's disease (right) compared with normal ileum (left). By permission from Blowey RW, Weaver AD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997

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WELSH beef farmers are being offered support to help them identify the potentially fatal Johne's disease in their herds.
The initial disease included in the programme are bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), Johne's disease and liver fluke.
These herds were selected based on criteria that included known Johne's disease prevalence, Salmonella positive status and on-farm disease recording.
 
 
 
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