Conor G. McAloon
Bayesian estimation of prevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy herds enrolled in a voluntary Johne’s Disease Control Programme in Ireland
McAloon, Conor G.; Doherty, Michael L.; Whyte, Paul; O�Grady, Luke; More, Simon J.; Messam, Locksley L. McV.; Good, Margaret; Mullowney, Peter; Strain, Sam; Green, Martin J.
Authors
Michael L. Doherty
Paul Whyte
Luke O�Grady
Simon J. More
Locksley L. McV. Messam
Margaret Good
Peter Mullowney
Sam Strain
MARTIN GREEN martin.green@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Cattle Health & Epidemiology
Abstract
Bovine paratuberculosis is a disease characterised by chronic granulomatous enteritis which manifests clinically as a protein-losing enteropathy causing diarrhoea, hypoproteinaemia, emaciation and, eventually death. Some evidence exists to suggest a possible zoonotic link and a national voluntary Johne’s Disease Control Programme was initiated by Animal Health Ireland in 2013. The objective of this study was to estimate herd-level true prevalence (HTP) and animal-level true prevalence (ATP) of paratuberculosis in Irish herds enrolled in the national voluntary JD control programme during 2013–14. Two datasets were used in this study. The first dataset had been collected in Ireland during 2005 (5822 animals from 119 herds), and was used to construct model priors. Model priors were updated with a primary (2013–14) dataset which included test records from 99,101 animals in 1039 dairy herds and was generated as part of the national voluntary JD control programme. The posterior estimate of HTP from the final Bayesian model was 0.23–0.34 with a 95% probability. Across all herds, the median ATP was found to be 0.032 (0.009, 0.145). This study represents the first use of Bayesian methodology to estimate the prevalence of paratuberculosis in Irish dairy herds. The HTP estimate was higher than previous Irish estimates but still lower than estimates from other major dairy producing countries.
Citation
McAloon, C. G., Doherty, M. L., Whyte, P., O’Grady, L., More, S. J., Messam, L. L. M., …Green, M. J. (2016). Bayesian estimation of prevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy herds enrolled in a voluntary Johne’s Disease Control Programme in Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 128, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.04.014
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 25, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 27, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Nov 7, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 7, 2016 |
Journal | Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
Print ISSN | 0167-5877 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-1716 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 128 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.04.014 |
Keywords | Paratuberculosis; Dairy; Ireland; Prevalence; Bayesian |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/787260 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.04.014 |
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