Laboratory aids to the diagnosis of Johne's disease

Authors: Chandler RL
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp 121-125, Sep 1956
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Diagnostic procedures, Mycobacterial, Wasting disease/disorder, Infectious disease, Disease/defect
Article class: Review Article

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Abstract:

The title of this contribution has been chosen somewhat advisedly, since the diagnosis of Johne's Disease still rests to an appreciable degree on clinical examination. The symptoms of Johne's disease, beingprincipally those of a chronic wasting disease, usually associated with scouring, are simulated by several other conditions, however, and few veterinarians would be content with a diagnosis based on clinical symptoms alone.

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