Clinical and Molecular Diagnosis of Johne’s Disease in a Jamunapari Goat – A Case Report

Johne’s disease (JD) is a chronic granulomatous enteropathy of domestic and wild ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is of major concern in developed countries (Singh et al., 2013). It is characterized by chronic granulomatous enterocolitis, regional lymphadenitis that leads to a chronic wasting diarrhea (Clarke, 1997) and globally distributed disease except in Sweden and some states of Australia (Moges et al., 2016). Intradermal skin sensitivity test, ZiehlNeelsen staining, molecular examination of faecal and tissue samples, gross pathological examination of terminal ileum and mesenteric lymphnodes have been employed for its diagnosis (Buergelt and Ginn, 2000). The IS 900 PCR specific primer is a most widely used for targeting MAP infection (Sohal et al., 2007). The present study describes the clinical and molecular diagnosis of JD in a goat.