Control measures to prevent the increase of paratuberculosis prevalence in dairy cattle herds: an individual-based modelling approach

Abstract Paratuberculosis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map), can lead to severe economic losses in dairy cattle farms. Current measures are aimed at controlling prevalence in infected herds, but are not fully effective. Our objective was to deter...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Camanes, Alain Joly, Christine Fourichon, Racem Ben Romdhane, Pauline Ezanno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-018-0557-3