| mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from free-ranging deer and rabbits surrounding minnesota dairy herds. | the objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (map) among deer and rabbits surrounding infected and noninfected minnesota dairy farms using fecal culture, and to describe the frequency that farm management practices were used that could potentially lead to transmission of infection between these species. fecal samples from cows and the cow environment were collected from 108 minnesota dairy herds, and fecal pellets from free-ranging w ... | 2005 | 15745220 |
| isolation of mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (map) from feral cats on a dairy farm with map-infected cattle. | paratuberculosis is an economically important disease of dairy cattle caused by mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (map). the role of nonruminant, nondomestic animals in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis in cattle is unclear. to examine nonruminant, nondomestic animals for the presence of map, 25 feral cats, nine mice (species unknown), eight rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus), six raccoons (procyon lotor), and three opossums (didelphis virginiana) were collected from a mid-western dair ... | 2005 | 16244077 |