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NADIS Knowledge Transfer- Johne's in Cattle

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In Johne’s disease the incubation period (interval between infection and appearance of clinical disease) is which of the following:

	Several hours
	Several days
	Several weeks
	Several months
	Several years

Johnes’s disease (Paratuberculosis) is manifest in which age group of cattle

	Young calves
	Calves several months-old
	Bulling heifers
	Adult cattle two to five years-old
	Adult cattle six to nine years-old

Johne’s infection can be transmitted by which of the following:

	By ingestion of the organism in colostrum
	From faecal contamination of the cow’s teats
	From faecal contamination of food and water troughs
	From slurry spread on pasture
	From badgers

Which of the following drugs are effective in the treatment of Johne’s disease

	Antibiotics such as oxytetracycline
	Anthelmintics such as ivermectin
	Oral antibiotics
	Flukacides
	None

Once identified as suffering from Johne’s disease, the following should happen

	Keep the cow to “naturally vaccinate” all other adult cattle
	Introduce the infected cow to heifers before bulling to “naturally vaccinate” before they become pregnant
	Cull the cow immediately
	Keep the progeny of the cow
	Cull all progeny of this cow

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