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| Title: | Cross species transmission of ovine Johnes Disease - Phase 1 : National Ovine Johne’s Disease Control and Evaluation Program. |
| Authors: | Whittington, R. J Taragel, C. A |
| Keywords: | Ovine Johne’s Disease OJD |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2000 |
| Publisher: | Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd |
| Citation: | North Sydney, NSW |
| Series/Report no.: | OJD.005 |
| Abstract: | Johne’s disease was investigated in fibre goats on several farms. The disease was caused by sheep [S] strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. The infection appeared to be less severe than the same infection in sheep in that fewer goats than sheep became infected, and fewer goats than sheep developed obvious signs of the infection. However, infected goats shed the organism in their faeces and therefore were able to spread the infection to other goats and sheep. Therefore inclusion of goats in the control program for ovine Johne’s disease is justified. A communication program is recommended to advise producers that ovine Johne’s disease in goats may not be obvious and that testing should be undertaken to ensure disease is not present. The impact of ovine Johne’s disease on the fibre goat industry is projected not to be great due to the small number of herds likely to be infected. |
| Description: | This work has been digitally archived on behalf of Meat & Livestock Australia Limited by the Sydney eScholarship Repository at the University of Sydney Library. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/935 |
| ISBN: | 174036287X |
| Appears in Collections: | Ovine Johne’s Disease Research & Development Program |
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