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Act now against Johne's disease in sheep

A 2019 study carried out by AHDB showed that 64 per cent of flocks tested were positive for Johne鈥檚 disease. So what do producers need to know about the disease?

Katie Jones

Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer

03 April 2020 鈥� 1 min read

Act now against Johne's disease in sheep

"Although there is no licensed vaccine for Johne's in cattle, there is a licensed vaccine for Johne's in sheep. "While vaccination will not eliminate the bacteria, nor remove all an infected flock's...

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