Comparative Evaluation of Different Test Combinations for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Infecting Dairy Herds in India

A total of 355 cows were sampled (serum, n=315; faeces, n=355; milk, n=209) from dairy farms located in the Punjab state of India. Faeces and serum/milk samples were screened by acid fast staining and “indigenous ELISA,” respectively. IS900 PCR was used to screen faeces and milk samples. Bio-load of...

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Main Authors: Rajni Garg, Prasanna Kumar Patil, Shoor Vir Singh, Shukriti Sharma, Ravi Kumar Gandham, Ajay Vir Singh, Gurusimiran Filia, Pravin Kumar Singh, Sujata Jayaraman, Saurabh Gupta, Kundan Kumar Chaubey, Ruchi Tiwari, Mani Saminathan, Kuldeep Dhama, Jagdip Singh Sohal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/983978