IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
The economic cost of Johne’s disease is substantial due to delayed establishment of pregnancy and even failure during the breeding season, reduced weaning weights, and loss or culling of cows before operations have recouped production costs. This publication aims to inform ranchers, ranch workers, Extension agents, cattle owners, livestock-agricultural students, and interested residents about important Johne’s disease facts. Written by Bridget Stice, Lindsey Wiggins, Todd Thrift, and João Bittar, and published by the Veterinary Medicine—Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, October 2023.
About this Publication
This document is VM256, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine—Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2023. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Stice, B., Wiggins, L., Thrift, T., & Bittar, J. (2023). Johne’s Disease in Beef Cattle. EDIS, 2023(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm256-2023
Authors
Bridget Stice
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent IV, M.S., livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County
Lindsey Crum
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent III, M.S., livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County
Todd Thrift
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, beef cattle management, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, Gainesville, FL
João Bittar
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor and beef cattle Extension specialist, DVM, MSc., PhD, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication #VM256
