High-Impact Risk Factors for Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in Dairy Herds in Germany.

ABSTRACT: In a cross-sectional study, it was identified that three regions in Germany differed with respect to their herd-level prevalence for paratuberculosis in dairy cattle. In the study presented here, the same farms were analyzed to identify those components of biosecurity and farm management with the highest impact on Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) introduction and establishment in a farm. Hence, the data analyzes included 183, 170 and 104 herds from the study regions north, east and south, respectively. A herd was considered MAP-positive if at least one fecal environmental sample was positive. Twenty-six different possible risk factors from five different components of biosecurity and farm management were analyzed. We show that the average management of calf fee

SUBMITTER: Krieger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature