"The Cause for a Cure for Crohn's Disease"
MAP in the Environment
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| MAP in Water |
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MAP in Food
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| MAP in Dairy Products |
| MAP in Beef Products |
| Marshfield Clinic Study |
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Photo Gallery
Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD)
A cow with clinical Bovine Johne's Disease |
A cow with uncontrollable diarrhea because of clinical Bovine Johne's Disease |
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A cow with clinical Bovine Johne's Disease. Milk from such cattle ends up in retail dairy products sold for human consumption. See the page Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy products for a discussion. Flesh from such cattle ends up in retail supplies of ground beef for human consumption. See the page Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in beef products for a discussion. Source: Johne's Disease Information Center |
Cattle with clinical Bovine Johne's Disease suffer from uncontrollable diarrhea. Milk from such cattle, which ends up in retail dairy products sold for human consumption, can be contaminated with feces, which can contain up to 100 million (108) MAP bacteria per gramme. See the page Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy products for a discussion. Source: Johne's Disease Information Center |
BJD and Crohn's disease.
The intestine of a cow with Bovine Johne's Disease. |
Top:- The intestine of a cow with Bovine Johne's Disease. Bottom:- The intestine of a person with Crohn's disease. |
| Source: Johne's Disease Information Center | Source: Dairy Biz |
Paratuberculosis Awareness & Research Association, 1999-2003.
