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Seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle in Slovenia

Matjaž Ocepek, M. Pogačnik, Katarina Logar, D. Ferme, Mateja Pate, B. Krt, Søren Saxmose Nielsen

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Paratuberculosis is a common disease of ruminants in Slovenia. Because of the lack of data about the prevalence since 2001, the purpose of this work was to estimate the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia. Animals older than two years in 20% of herds originating from different regions of Slovenia were tested for the presence of antibodies to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in 2008. A total of 38,374 sera from 6,780 cattle herds were examined in ELISA test. A total of 228 (0.59%) animals from 188 (2.77%) herds were positive. Currently, the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia is almost the same as it was in 1997 (2.77% vs. 2.84%). Compared to the majority of European countries, the herd prevalence is rather low. This could be partly attributed to a small number of animals per herd.

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Paratuberculosis is a common disease of ruminants in Slovenia. Because of the lack of data about the prevalence since 2001, the purpose of this work was to estimate the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia. Animals older than two years in 20% of herds originating from different regions of Slovenia were tested for the presence of antibodies to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in 2008. A total of 38,374 sera from 6,780 cattle herds were examined in ELISA test. A total of 228 (0.59%) animals from 188 (2.77%) herds were positive. Currently, the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia is almost the same as it was in 1997 (2.77% vs. 2.84%). Compared to the majority of European countries, the herd prevalence is rather low. This could be partly attributed to a small number of animals per herd.

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Paratuberculosis is a common disease of ruminants in Slovenia. Because of the lack of data about the prevalence since 2001, the purpose of this work was to estimate the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia. Animals older than two years in 20% of herds originating from different regions of Slovenia were tested for the presence of antibodies to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in 2008. A total of 38,374 sera from 6,780 cattle herds were examined in ELISA test. A total of 228 (0.59%) animals from 188 (2.77%) herds were positive. Currently, the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in cattle herds in Slovenia is almost the same as it was in 1997 (2.77% vs. 2.84%). Compared to the majority of European countries, the herd prevalence is rather low. This could be partly attributed to a small number of animals per herd.

Key concepts: Seroprevalence, Paratuberculosis, Herd, Veterinary medicine, Cattle Diseases, Biology, Animal science, Serology

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