Meat and Livestock Australia Limited (MLA): Recent submissions
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Evaluation and comparison of two methods of abattoir surveillance for detection of ovine Johne’s Disease.
Published 2001-06-01This project was designed to determine whether properties infected with ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) could be identified by routine monitoring of cull sheep at abattoirs for lesions of OJD or the presence of Mycobacterium ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Determination of individual animal-level sensitivity of abattoir surveillance for ovine Johne's Disease.
Published 2002-09-01This project aimed to estimate the sensitivity of abattoir surveillance for ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) at an individual animal level. Currently abattoir surveillance for OJD occurs in 21 meatworks around Australia and ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
National field evaluation of pooled faecal culture - interim report 24 October 00.
Published 2000-10-24Pooled faecal culture (PFC) has been proposed as a screening test for testing sheep populations as part of the NOJDP as it provides the potential for significant savings for the NOJDP compared with serological testing. ...Open AccessOther -
Survival of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in the environment.
Published 2000-08-01Reducing the survival of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Mptb)outside the host animal has long been attributed to environmental factors such as elevated temperature, pH, ultraviolet light and dryness although without direct ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Development of computer models to describe the epidemiology of Johne's disease in sheep.
Published 2002-06-01The pathogenesis, epidemiology and options for control of Johne's disease in sheep were reviewed and mathematical models developed to simulate the spread of Johne’s disease within infected flocks, and between flocks on a ...Open AccessReport, Technical