PARATUBERCULOSIS IN A COW: A CASE STUDY

A case of bovine paratuberculosis is presented which was tentatively diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and post mortem findings and subsequently confirmed by demonstration of acid fast organism in impression smear from intestine and I S900 tissue PCR. Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast stained faecal smear e...

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Main Authors: M. R. Saseendranath, S. Sulficar, K. N. Nimisha, Archana. S. Nair, K. Kumanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Online Access:https://www.jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_qpfe6l.pdf?t=qpfe6l
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Summary:A case of bovine paratuberculosis is presented which was tentatively diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and post mortem findings and subsequently confirmed by demonstration of acid fast organism in impression smear from intestine and I S900 tissue PCR. Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast stained faecal smear examination by light microscopy and single intradermal Johnin test failed to detect the disease
ISSN:0971-0701
2582-0605