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ArticlePloS one2021

Limitations in the implementation of control measures for bovine paratuberculosis in infected Swiss dairy and beef herds.

Myriam Klopfstein, Alexandra Leyer, Beat Berchtold, Paul Robert Torgerson, Mireille Meylan

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Progress in Paratuberculosis Control Programmes for Dairy Herds.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
    Review
  3. Seroprevalence ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myriam KlopfsteinClinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Alexandra LeyerInstitute for Food Safety and Hygiene, Section of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Beat BerchtoldClinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Paul Robert TorgersonSection of Veterinary Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4277-9983
Mireille MeylanClinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0191-5686
University of Bern · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various measures have been advocated for the control of Johne's disease (caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, MAP) in different countries. Farmers' compliance has been reported to be variable depending on disease prevalence and incentives to participate in control programs. After the prevalence of MAP shedding and risk factors for within-herd spread of MAP were assessed in 17 Swiss cattle herds (10 dairy and 7 beef), general and herd-specific recommendations were given to the farmers to reduce MAP transmission within the herd. Participation in the study and implementation of control measures were voluntary, no financial incentives were provided for the realization of control measures. After a 3-year period of monitored observation including biannual farm visits and discussion of the situation, the implementation of the recommended control measures and their effect on prevalence of MAP shedding were evaluated. Implementation of recommended general and farm-specific control measures was only partially realized. Neither the number of animals tested positive (before or during the study) nor the farmers' knowledge about paratuberculosis were significantly associated with their compliance for the implementation of management changes. The apparent within-herd prevalence remained constant despite limited implementation of control measures, and no particular group of control measures was found to be associated with changes in prevalence. Farmers' compliance for the implementation of control measures to reduce the impact of Johne's disease in infected farms was very limited under Swiss farming conditions in the frame of voluntary participation in a research project. These results indicate that the losses associated with paratuberculosis in Swiss dairy and beef operations are not estimated to be high enough by the farmers to justify important efforts for control measures, and that incentives may be necessary to achieve efficient implementation of such measures.

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DairyingRed MeatAnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesFecesMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisParatuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID33529202
PMCPMC7853463
OpenAlexW3127970591

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