Perceptions of veterinarians in bovine practice and producers with beef cow-calf operations enrolled in the US Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program concerning economic losses associated with Johne's disease

This study compares the perceptions of producers and veterinarians on the economic impacts of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in cow-calf herds. Questionnaires were mailed to beef producers through the Designated Johne's Coordinators and to veterinarians belongin...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2013-11, Vol.112 (3-4), p.330-337
Main Authors: Bhattarai, Bikash, Fosgate, Geoffrey T, Osterstock, Jason B, Fossler, Charles P, Park, Seong C, Roussel, Allen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry - economics
Animals
attitudes and opinions
beef
Beef cattle
calves
calving
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - economics
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
certification
cow-calf operations
cows
disease control
economic impact
Economics
Female
herds
Humans
income
Johne's disease
Models, Economic
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - physiology
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
paratuberculosis
Paratuberculosis - economics
Paratuberculosis - epidemiology
Paratuberculosis - microbiology
Perception
questionnaires
risk
surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Veterinarians
weaning weight
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Summary:This study compares the perceptions of producers and veterinarians on the economic impacts of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in cow-calf herds. Questionnaires were mailed to beef producers through the Designated Johne's Coordinators and to veterinarians belonging to a nationwide professional organization. Important components of losses associated with MAP infected cows were used to estimate total loss per infected cow-year using an iterative approach based on collected survey data. Veterinarians were more likely to perceive a lower calving percentage in MAP infected cows compared to producers (P=0.02). Income lost due to the presence of Johne's disease (JD) in an infected cattle herd was perceived to be higher by veterinarians (P
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.08.009