Evaluation of a Questionnaire on Management Practices as a Diagnostic Tool to Determine Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis Infection Status in Quebec Dairy Herds

Authors

  • S. Buczinski Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 8H5
  • J. P. Roy Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 8H5
  • G. Fecteau Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 8H5
  • O. Labrecque Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 8H5
  • P. Aubry Animal Health Science Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0Y9

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20104162

Keywords:

Mycobacterium avium, MAP, dairy cattle, clinical cases, diagnostic strategies, risk factors, screening

Abstract

The determination of herd status in regard to Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in dairy cattle is important since MAP infection is associated with important production losses even before clinical cases are identified. Several diagnostic strategies exist to diagnose MAP infection at the herd level. Producers may resist investing time and money on diagnostic procedures if they do not believe the disease is present in the herd. The aim of this study was to assess a questionnaire based on risk factors for transmission of MAP in Quebec dairy herds as a screening tool for identifying positive herds.

Cover image of the 43rd Conference Proceedings: Two short-horned cattle grazing in a field, surrounded by a flock of egrets. Yellow background.

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Published

2010-08-19

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2010

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