Elmira Khatamsaz

DVM Graduate, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

[ 1 ] - Goat paratuberculosis in Shiraz: Histopathological and molecular approaches

In the present study, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) was investigated in goats slaughtered in Shiraz abattoir using histopathological examinations and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Ilium and mesenteric lymph node samples from 66 suspected goat carcasses to Johne’s disease were collected. Among 66 examined slaughtered goats, nine (13.63%) goats were positi...