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Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)
Johne's disease is now deregulated so it's Buyer Beware
- Johne's disease has no treatment
- Lasts for over a year in the environment
- Has an incubation period of years
- Goats with Johne's disease just look skinny and get weaker
- Can be introduced with an infected goat, cow, sheep, deer or alpaca or their manure
Only buy goats from tested negative herds
Testing just the goat you buy or a kid will not stop you introducing Johne's disease into your herd as tests turn positive around the time the goat is infectious. There is no test that is accurate in a kid. Get copies of the last few years whole herd annual negative tests and ask about biosecurity in between these tests. Ideally only buy goats that are from herds in an official scheme such as MAP . Check the database of herds in MAP here.
MAP herds
Buying goats from herds in the Market Assurance Scheme is the safest way. Dr Sandra Baxendell can guide you through this process and collect the samples. Quotes provided.
Bound Booklet (posted within Australia or e-book if overseas)
$25.00
($8.00 shipping)
All the latest research on Johne's disease (also called paratuberculosis) in goats summarized in a well-organized and easy to read format.