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Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD)

General Resources

The University of Sydney Library Catalogue
Recommended subject headings on the University of Sydney Library Catalogue are listed below. Please check all related subject headings for comprehensive results.

• paratuberculosis
• mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Australasian Resources

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Ovine Johne's Disease Reports.
Australia's National research program for ovine Johne's disease (OJD) was managed by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) as part of the National Ovine Johne's Disease Control and Evaluation Program (NOJDP). Copies of project reports and related documents are now published by the Sydney eScholarship Repository, an institutional repository service of the University of Sydney. This is an initiative of the University of Sydney Library.

Animal Health Australia: Johne's Disease
Part of the Animal Health Australia website. The site gives information about the diagnosis, management and control of Johne's disease and details of Johne's disease control programs in Australia. These include the National Ovine Johne's Disease Control and Evaluation Program (NOJDP) and Market Assurance Programs (MAPS)

Ovine Johne's Disease
Compiled by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries this page links to a collection of papers published by the Department on Ovine Johne's Disease.

Johne's Disease
Compiled by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, this site provides information on Johnes disease including: zoning maps and information; testing, treatment and management options and government policy information.

Frequently Asked Questions About Johne's Disease
Compiled by the CSIRO, this site is a Q&A on Johne's disease. The Questions are divided into the following broad categories: about johne's disease, treatment and testing. See also their Johne's Disease - seeking solutions page.

Parliament of Victoria: Inquiry into the Control of Ovine Johne's Disease in Victoria
This site provides access to the full text of the Inquiry Report and the accompanying discussion paper in both .html and .pdf format. The Report was published in October 2000 and explores the context of OJD, OJD management in Victoria, science and technology issues, impact of OJD management and the future of OJD control in Victoria. A useful bibliography is included in the appendices.

ABARE Review of Ovine Johne's Disease
Compiled by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, this report, published in 2001, updates ABARE's 1997 report OJD: Evaluation of Control and Eradication Strategies. The report examines the economic impact of three possible policy options: eradication, quarantining and no intervention.

AFFA Submission to Senate Committee Inquiry into the Incidence of Ovine Johne's Disease in the Australian Sheep Flock
AFFA's submission covers: "a) the timetable for the National OJD program to combat OJD; b) the likely cost of the isolation and elimination of OJD from the Australian Sheep Flock; c) the extent and nature of any research being conducted in relation to OJD testing techniques and/or possible vaccines to tread OJD; and d) the respective contribution of governement and industry that will be required to fund the National OJD Program".

Johne's Disease in Sheep
Written By Tony Higgs, Senior Veterinary Officer with Agriculture Western Australia, this article is part of Agriculture Western Australia's Farmnote Series. The article focuses on the history, symptoms and spread of the disease. Images are used to illustrate symptoms of the disease.

Johne's Disease Control
This page, produced by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries outlines Queensland's control and eradication measures for Johne's disease.

Johne's Disease: An economic evaluation of control options for the New Zealand livestock industries (.pdf format)
Produced by Agriculture New Zealand, this 85 page report, produced in 1998, explores control options for the disease in New Zealand.

Johne's Disease Checklist (.pdf format)
Authored by Agriculture New Zealand, this full text document is a checklist of strategies to assist farmers to implement a Johne's Disease Management Programme.

Overseas Resources

Johne's Information Center
Created and maintained by the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, USA, this site provides information on Johne's disease. The information can be accessed by species eg. sheep, cattle, goats, elk, bison, wildlife; or by topic area eg. epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, control and prevention. The site also includes images of the disease a news section and a Frequently Asked Questions section

Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease
Report written in 2003 by the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (US) and published on the web by the National Academies Press. Discusses Johne's Disease in domesticated and wild animals, diagnostics, control principles and programs, and economic implications of the disease.

Johne's Disease--Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Compiled and published by the Animal Welfare Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture. An extensive bibliography listing resources on Johne's Disease. Entries are taken from the Agricola database and abstracts are published where available. It covers the period from 1996 to 2002 and and entries are organised by year and alphabetically by author within the year.

Johne's Disease - Information for Veterinarians
Hosted by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, this web site is a collection of articles on Johne's Disease. Topics covered include: clinical description and epidemiology, management and prevention and diagnostic tests.

Images

Johne's Information Center - Gallery of Graphics
Produced by the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, USA, this page is intended to be a visual reference for Johne's disease.

Associations / Organisations

International Association for Paratuberculosis

Research databases and indexes

Recommended research databases and indexes for this area of study are: BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, AGRICOLA and Web of Science.