Abstract:Background: The most important route of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) transmission is fecal-oral and milk is an important vehicle for MAP transmission to dairy calves. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of treatments for milk being fed to calves as a means of preventing MAP infection transmission. A one-year longitudinal study was carried out on a Chilean dairy farm. New-born calves were assigned to one of four experimental groups. Five calves received naturally MAP-con… Show more
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