Ovine Johne’s Disease Research & Development Program: Recent submissions
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Field evaluation of the tracer weaner model : early detection of sheep with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Published 2002-11-01Experiments were conducted on two separate farms in the endemic area for OJD to determine whether tracer animals could be used to detect infective levels of S strain M. a. paratuberculosis on pasture. Culture from tissues ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Assessing the risks of transmitting OJD in the semen of rams by artificial insemination.
Published 2000-12-01The impact on stud breeders of the current national program to limit the spread of OJD within the Australian sheep industry could be reduced if they could safely use semen from within their studs. Trading semen would be a ...Open AccessOther -
Survival of Johne’s Disease in the environment : National Ovine Johne's Disease Control and Evaluation Program.
Published 2001-06-30This report covers three MLA projects (TR.055, TR.055A and OJD.003) undertaken by NSW Agriculture to determine how long the sheep strain of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis survives in the environment to validate destocking ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Survey of potential wildlife reservoirs for Mycobacterium paratuberculosis : final report prepared for MLA by NSW Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Published 2002-03-01In any disease control program eradication of disease depends upon the protection of disease free animals from potential sources of infection. Sylvatic hosts have the potential to thwart eradication campaigns. An assessment ...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