Risk factors associated with sero-positivity to Johne’s disease in Indian dairy herds

RAJNI GARG; PRASANNA KUMAR PATIL; SHUKRITI SHARMA; SHOOR VIR SINGH; KULBIR SINGH SANDHU; SAURABH GUPTA; RUCHI TIWARI; KULDEEP DHAMA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v86i3.56572

Authors

RAJNI GARG Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281 122 India
PRASANNA KUMAR PATIL Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), 75, Santhome High Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai
SHUKRITI SHARMA Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281 122 India
SHOOR VIR SINGH Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281 122 India
KULBIR SINGH SANDHU Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ludhiana
SAURABH GUPTA Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281 122 India
RUCHI TIWARI Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
KULDEEP DHAMA Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v86i3.56572

Keywords:

Johneâ€™s disease, Multivariate analysis, Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis, Risk factors, Seropositivity

Abstract

Johne’s disease of domestic livestock has high economic significance. Environmental factors and farm level management practices are associated with the incidence and occurrence of disease in farm and farmers herds/ flocks. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the dairy herds (315) maintained in different geographical regions and management practices in the Punjab state to determine ‘herd level’ risk factors associated with Johne’s disease. Of 16 factors studied, univariate analysis showed that 6 factors were significantly associated with sero-positivity. Multivariate analysis showed contamination of feed and water with adult manure (OR=3.97) and history of chronic diarrhoea in the herd (OR=2.04) as the factors significantly associated with positive status of animals in the herd. It is the first report on ‘risk factors’ analysis for Johne’s disease in India.

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