Quantifying Johne's Disease Infectivity in Dairy Herds in Indiana
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20064777Keywords:
infectivity, Johne's Disease, contact rate, incidence, prevalenceAbstract
Infectivity is a critical parameter that determines how Johne's Disease agent (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, MAP) survives in the population. Infectivity, in conjunction with contact rate, determines the numbers of new infection and, therefore the incidence and prevalence of infection in the population.