Bovine paratuberculosis: results of a control plan in 64 dairy farms in a 4-year period

Scarpellini, Raffaele; Giacometti, Federica; Savini, Federica; Arrigoni, N.; Garbarino, C.; Carnevale, G; Mondo, Elisabetta; Piva, Silvia

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105923

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“…These observations correlate fairly well with the findings of Scarpellini et al., 10 who noticed a general decrease in within and between herd seroprevalences following the application of the customised control plan that was independent of herd size. Although the small number of herds in our study does not allow for investigation of a significant relationship, it should be noted that two of the three farms (1 and 7) with a herd size of 500 animals or more had relatively high initial seroprevalences (Table 4).…”

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“…One study, which focused on dairy herds located in the southern part of Italy, investigated the impact of farm-specific control plans over a four years' period (2017-2020). 10 This study reported a reduction of both within and between herd apparent seroprevalence. Additionally, the preliminary application of farm-specific control plans was effective in convincing the farmers to join the official national MAP control plan based on the assessment of the herd heath ranking.…”

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“…Only one study conducted in Italy followed MAP seroprevalence trends over 4 years (2017-2020) through the application of a 'customised control plan' before adhering to the national control programme. 10 This study involved dairy herds located in the southern part of the country. We included 14 tested farms that directly adhered to the Italian control plan and were located in Lombardy, in northern Italy.…”

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“…The Italian guidelines for the control and status certification of paratuberculosis 9 have been applied since 2013; however, the effects of these measures have rarely been analysed in the literature. Only one study conducted in Italy followed MAP seroprevalence trends over 4 years (2017–2020) through the application of a ‘customised control plan’ before adhering to the national control programme 10 . This study involved dairy herds located in the southern part of the country.…”

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“…The outcomes of these guidelines remain briefly addressed in the literature. One study, which focused on dairy herds located in the southern part of Italy, investigated the impact of farm‐specific control plans over a four years' period (2017–2020) 10 . This study reported a reduction of both within and between herd apparent seroprevalence.…”

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Long‐term outcomes of the Italian Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis control programme for dairy cattle

Musolino,

Rampacci,

Tolasi

et al. 2024

Veterinary Record

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BackgroundThe considerable epidemiological and economic implications of paratuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), have placed importance on control efforts aimed at preventing MAP transmission. In this context, Italy issued national guidelines for the control and status certification of MAP in dairy cattle in 2013.MethodsWe assessed the long‐term outcomes of the Italian MAP control programme for 14 dairy farms located in northern Italy by retrospectively reviewing the results of yearly serological tests, presence of clinical cases, MAP faecal shedding in serologically positive animals, farm management and health ranking as indicators of herd health between 2014 and 2021.ResultsA significantly higher number of serologically positive animals were observed between 2014 and 2016 than between 2017 and 2021, as well as an improving trend in the paratuberculosis health ranking for nine of the 14 farms. No clinical cases were reported. MAP shedding was detected in 9.4% of serologically positive animals. Discarding colostrum and prioritised culling of seropositive animals assisted by adoption of standardised serological testing were presumed to have a key role in MAP control, despite the reluctance of some farmers to address hygienic issues and improve the separation of calves from adult animals.LimitationsThe small number of farms included in this study and the fact that these were not randomly selected may limit the generalisability of the findings.ConclusionsThe Italian paratuberculosis control plan has provided measures to limit the uncontrolled spread of MAP infection within and between herds by promoting animal trading between farms certified as negative or low risk.

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