Ovine Johne's Disease : an update of Australian research.

Abstract

The Ovine Johne’s Disease (OJD) “Harvest Year” Workshop was held on the 25th March, 2004 at Rydges, North Sydney. The workshop was hosted by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and was attended by researchers, advisors, veterinarians and sheep producers from around the country and provided results and outcomes from the extensive research program, which has been conducted in Australia over the last 5 to 8 years. 14 OJD-related research projects were presented, including research in the areas of vaccination, grazing management, eradication, economics, diagnosis and crossspecies transfer. Following the presentations small group workshops were held to identify the key benefits and potential implications of each study for producers, farm advisors and regional authorities. Potential areas of future research were also identified.