Johne's Disease Conditions and Diseases Livestock Animal

Johne's disease or paratuberculosis is caused by the mycobactium species, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. It affects the small and large intestine of ruminants. It causes thickening of the tissues which results in diarrhea and decreased absorption of nutrients. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis has been implicated by some research as the cause of Crohn's disease in humans.

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• Johne's Disease in Sheep and Goats - Ohio State University Extension factsheet with cause, symptoms, johne\'s disease tests, conditions and diseases and control.
• Johne's Disease Integrated Program - Collaboration between universities and the USDA to research conditions and diseases johne's disease the disease. Features disease information, meetings, resources, conditions and diseases johne's disease projects, and news.
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners: Johne's Disease - Factsheets on the disease for veterinarians.
• United States Animal Health Association Committee On Johne's Disease - Includes yearly reports, resolutions, publications, and member directory.
• The 9th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis - Will take place in Tsukuba, Japan from Monday, conditions and diseases conditions and diseases October 29 through Friday, November 2, 2007.Includes program conditions and diseases conditions and diseases information, meeting registration, and speaker information.
• Wisconsin Johne's Disease Control Program - Disease and program information, prevention practices, risk assessment johne\'s disease checklists, johne's disease and testing information.
• Johne's Information Center - University of Wisconsin. Features a FAQ, Johne\\'s epidemiology, diagnosis, pathology, prevention, gallery and graphics, plus brochures, news, and a glossary.
• USDA-APHIS-VS: Johne's Disease - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, prevention strategies, and economic impact.
• Texas Animal Health Commission: Johne's Disease - Factsheets, reference material, and information about the Texas voluntary Johne\'s Disease program for cattle.
• Johne's Disease in Sheep - Good discussion regarding Johne\\'s disease (pronounced yonee\\'s), a bacterial disease of ruminants characterized by wasting and diarrhea.
• Wikipedia: Johne's Disease - Encyclopedia article on the disease.
• International Association for Paratuberculosis - Scientific organization for the advancement of scientific progress livestock on Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, related mycobacteria, and livestock related diseases. Includes membership directory, research articles, and livestock publications,
• National Johne's Education Initiative - Features disease information, objectives, activities, educational materials, and conditions and diseases program information.
• Bovine Paratuberculosis of Beef Cattle - Article on the disease from Texas A&M University, its effects, transmission, diagnosis and treatment.[PDF]
• MyCattle: Johne's Disease - Articles and news about the disease.
• Johne's Disease - Information about ovine (sheep) Johne\\'s disease and its conditions and diseases control in New South Wales.
• Defra: Johne's Disease in Dairy Herds - UK government site. Factsheets with disease information, control livestock methods, and johne's disease surveillance information.
• University of Missouri Extension: Johne's Disease or Paratuberculosis - Origin, diagnosis and eradication.
• Animal Health Australia: Johne's Disease - Government site with disease information, control programs, databases, conditions and diseases conditions and diseases and publications.

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