Effect of Culling Management Practices on the Seroprevalence of Johne's Disease in Holstein Dairy Cattle in Central Italy

Effect of Culling Management Practices on the Seroprevalence of Johne's Disease in Holstein Dairy Cattle in Central Italy

A study was performed in Umbria, central Italy, to find out whether different culling strategies adopted by farms to control Johne’s disease (JD) infection exerted effects on the seroprevalence in dairy cattle. Fifty Fresian dairy herds in the Perugia and Assisi districts were visited and an audit o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary sciences 2022-03, Vol.9 (4), p.162
Hauptverfasser: Crociati, Martina, Grispoldi, Luca, Chalias, Athanasios, Monaci, Maurizio, Cenci-Goga, Beniamino, Sylla, Lakamy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Agriculture
Animals
Antibodies
Culling
culling strategy
Dairy cattle
Dairy farms
Dairy industry
Diarrhea
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Farms
Johne’s disease
Management
Paratuberculosis
productive life
Sample size
Sensitivity analysis
Serology
seroprevalence
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Zusammenfassung:A study was performed in Umbria, central Italy, to find out whether different culling strategies adopted by farms to control Johne’s disease (JD) infection exerted effects on the seroprevalence in dairy cattle. Fifty Fresian dairy herds in the Perugia and Assisi districts were visited and an audit of herd management was conducted. Among the 50 herds, 20 were selected for the consistency of management practices and, according to the culling strategy, two groups were created: group A (aggressive culling protocol, with average herd productive life
ISSN:2306-7381
2306-7381
DOI:10.3390/vetsci9040162