Cow with Johne's Disease


A holstein cow naturally infected with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis that is in the late stages of Johne's disease and has typical clinical signs such as weight loss, watery diarrhea, and general poor health. This cow is part of a study herd used in research on JohneåÕs disease at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa.


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Keywords: animal, avium, bovine, cattle, dairy, disease, diseased, diseases, health, herd, holstein, johne, livestock, medicine, mycobacterial, mycobacterium, paratuberculosis, research, science, sick, ssp., veterinary