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Background:
The Johne’s Education Initiative is a response to needs identified
in the Johne’s Strategic Plan. The focus is on producers and those
who work with them. Basic funding is being provided by APHIS, but
one of the needs is to demonstrate industry support for the Johne’s
program. It is anticipated that this will provide opportunities to
increase funding for education efforts associated with the project.
Mission: To provide producers and those who work with them reliable,
useful, easy to access information about Johne’s Disease that is
based on the best current science.
Objective:
Through the initiative we will enhance awareness of the disease
within the industry resulting in an increase in producer support of
and participation in the Johne’s Control programs. As a result we
will:
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Reduce the
likelihood of introduction of Johne’s into currently uninfected
herds or flocks
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Minimize the
impact of the disease in herds or flocks where it is already
present, and
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Control
existing cases of the disease and while working to reduce the
incidence in susceptible species.
Cooperators:
The following are groups we have contacted and expect to work with:
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USAHA Johne’s
Disease Committee
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National
Johne’s Work Group and their Education Subcommittee
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Johne’s Disease
Integrated Programs (JDIP)
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Johne’s
Information Center (www.johnes.org)
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State
Designated Johne’s Coordinators
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Johne’s
Demonstration Herds
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Other industry
partners
Activities:
The following are underway, or in the planning stages
- Placement of
articles in leading producer publications
- Survey of
purchasers/users of Johne’s and Beyond relative to
use and additional needs
- Update of CD
and related website based on feedback from the survey
- Translation of
several slide sets, or other related materials, to Spanish
- Development of
a website for the initiative (www.johnesdisease.org)
- Collection of
state developed Johne’s information, with access provided to other
users
- Presentation
Section on Johne’s and meeting for Demonstration Herds at ADSA
- Collaboration
with above Cooperators on identification of needs and material
access
Contact: Johne’s Education Coordinator
Ph: 270-782-9798
E-mail:
johnes@animalagriculture.org
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