Table 9 Objectives of paratuberculosis control programs among 22 countries
From: Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries
Objective | No. countries | % countries |
|---|---|---|
Reduce prevalence of MAP (equivalent term = control) | 17 | 77.3 |
Reduce incidence of clinical cases | 10 | 45.5 |
Reduce MAP contamination in the human food chain/improve consumer safety | 7 | 31.8 |
Provide confidence or assurance to, or safeguard markets (including export) | 4 | 18.2 |
Reduce spread to new farms or regions | 6 | 27.3 |
Certification of freedom or provide information on low risk herds as a source of replacement stock | 6 | 27.3 |
Reduce production/economic losses | 4 | 18.2 |
Risk management: determine risk in a herd; allow trade/marketing with an accredited or specified risk level; reduce within herd spread | 4 | 18.2 |
Provide individual farmers with tools to manage JD (where manage = prevention or control) | 3 | 13.6 |
Eradication of MAP from herds that aim to do this | 3 | 13.6 |
Research including determination of prevalence or incidence | 2 | 9.1 |
Elimination of high shedders or reduction of faecal shedding | 2 | 9.1 |
Improve animal health and welfare and farm biosecurity | 2 | 9.1 |
Country-level eradication (detect, control then eradicate) | 2 | 9.1 |
Region-level eradication (detect, control then eradicate) | 1 | 4.5 |
Education and awareness | 1 | 4.5 |