Johne?s Test

The University of Minnesotas (UM) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory received USDA approval to offer a new, rapid and low-cost diagnostic test for Johnes disease. Johne's disease is a bacterial infection (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis) causing intestinal inflammation in ruminants cattle, sheep and goats. The disease poses a dairy and beef production industries, resulting in major economic losses in infected herds.Developed by UM scientists Kay Faaberg and Carrie Wees, the new DNA-based PCR test enables the laboratory to test hundreds of animals at a time, takes only 48 hours to complete compared to four months for the standard test, and is affordable for livestock producers. The test is available only at the UMs Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

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