Paratuberculosis : organism, disease, control /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA :
CABI Pub.,
[2010]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book. |
| Abstract: | This book discusses the history, prevalence, economic costs, disease control, diagnosis, vaccine development, aetiological agent, and control programmes of paratuberculosis in ruminants. Topics discussed are: history of paratuberculosis; prevalence and economics of infection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in animal-derived foods and environment; paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease; genetics of host susceptibility to paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium complex; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis genome, molecular genetics, proteome and antigens; host-pathogen interactions and intracellular survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; comparative differences between the strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; antibacterial agents against paratuberculosis; paratuberculosis in cattle, sheep, goats, deer, camelids, other ruminants and non-ruminant wildlife; experimental ruminant and small animal models of paratuberculosis; immunology of paratuberculosis infection and disease; cultivation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; diagnosis of paratuberculosis by PCR; immune-based diagnosis of paratuberculosis; strain characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; paratuberculosis control measures in Europe, USA and Australia; ruminant aspects of paratuberculosis vaccination; and development of new paratuberculosis vaccines. This book is intended for epidemiologists, veterinarians, farm owners and managers, wildlife practitioners, geneticists and students. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on opening page (viewed Mar 25, 2015). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 375 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845936143 (e-isbn) 1845936140 (e-isbn) |
| DOI: | 10.1079/9781845936136.0000 |
| Access: | This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users. |