Demographics of cattle positive for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis by faecal culture, from submissions to the Cork Regional Veterinary Laboratory

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 398-406

  Richardson, E K B ^a   Mee, J F ^a   Sanchez Miguel C ^b   Crilly, J ^a   More, S J ^c  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle demographics; Cattle movements; Faecal culture; Johne's disease; Laboratory submissions; Network diagram; Retrospective data

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67650927995     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-62-6-398     Document Type: Article

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