Bovine paratuberculosis: a review of the advantages and disadvantages of different diagnostic tests Paratuberculosis bovina: una revisión sobre las ventajas y desventajas de las diferentes pruebas diagnósticas
Paratuberculosis (PTB), or Johne's disease, is a chronic infectious granulomatous enteritis of ruminants, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map). It is characterized by diarrhea and progressive cachexia, which may cause the death of the animal. Calves are the most susce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Argentina de Microbiología |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412012000300013 |