Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 8 , Pages 3634-3642 , August 2009

Reliability of environmental sampling to quantify Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis on California free-stall dairies

  • S.S. Aly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • R.J. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • California Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health Branch, Sacramento 95814
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  • R.H. Whitlock

      Affiliations

    • Johne's Research Laboratory, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square 19348
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  • T.L. Fyock

      Affiliations

    • Johne's Research Laboratory, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square 19348
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  • S. McAdams

      Affiliations

    • Johne's Research Laboratory, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square 19348
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  • J.M. Adaska

      Affiliations

    • California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Tulare Branch, 18830 Road 112, Tulare 93274
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  • J. Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis 95616
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  • I.A. Gardner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616

Received 2 September 2008 ,Accepted 22 March 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70684-8

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1680

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 8 , Pages 3634-3642 , August 2009

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