These short mini-lectures are designed to make Johne’s information readily accessible to everyone. Sometimes thing are better explained in words than in documents.
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Johne’s disease in dairy cattle – part 1
This lecture is part 1 of a 2-part series on Johne’s disease in dairy cattle with an emphasis on diagnosis and control of the infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The presentation is targeted at veterinarians, dairy producers, and dairy processors wanting to have an in-depth understanding of Johne’s disease diagnosis and control.
This 40 minute presentation describes how to select the best diagnostic test for Johne’s disease based on the purpose of the cattle business, breeder versus commercial milk producer, and the objective of testing with 7 different testing purposes described.
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Johne’s disease in dairy cattle – part 2
This lecture is part 2 of a 2-part series on Johne’s disease in dairy cattle with an emphasis on diagnosis and control of the infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The presentation is targeted at veterinarians, dairy producers, and dairy processors wanting to have an in-depth understanding of Johne’s disease diagnosis and control.
This 40 minute presentation continues the discussion of test choice based on the purpose of testing and also describes in general some of the national Johne’s disease control programs in operation around the world today.
Johne’s disease in beef cattle
This is a one-hour lecture on Johne’s disease in beef cattle with an emphasis on diagnosis and control of the infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The presentation is targeted at veterinarians and beef cattle owners wanting to have an in-depth understanding of Johne’s disease diagnosis and control.
Johne’s disease in goats for owners and 4-H clubs by Michael T. Collins, DVM, PhD, DACVM, Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine.
This 29 minute (40 slides) presentation describes the clinical signs of Johne’s disease in goats, the spread of the MAP infection in herds, how to diagnose it, and how to prevent it using non-technical language.
MAP is a Zoonotic PathogenMichael T. Collins, DVM, PhD, DACVM, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine.
This short 20 slide presentation highlights reasons why so many experts consider MAP a cause of Crohn’s disease. It was prepared for the Human Para Foundation hosted meeting on this topic in Berkeley, California, September, 2018. Click on the title to view the show.
MAP: A Probable Cause of Crohn’s Disease
This 80-minute video is a recorded lecture by Dr. Michael T. Collins. It was delivered on April 9, 2024 to a graduate course in epidemiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health. The objective is to highlight scientific evidence that MAP is a probable cause of Crohn’s disease and a food safety concern. The lecture concludes with recommendations for greater cross disciplinary work in the sciences to clarify this emerging problem globally.
Some aspects of the presentation are very technical while others are readily understood by non-scientists.
