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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#168 <strong>Paratuberculosis</strong> in Iran: past, now and future<br />

Masoud Haghkhah,Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pathobiology, School <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran<br />

Iran in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> area at 1.6 sq. km and with a populati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> over seventy milli<strong>on</strong> is a country in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Middle East<br />

and Southwest Asia. It has a wide range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> climate; ranging more than +50°C in summer to -40°C in winter in<br />

some areas. There are two large deserts in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> central regi<strong>on</strong> with nearly no rain, and vice versa more than<br />

2000 mm raining per year in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> north.<br />

The first report <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paratuberculosis in Iran comes back to 44 years ago by Talatchian (1965) which showed<br />

that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> origin <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> infecti<strong>on</strong> was imported animals. From that time till now, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are several o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r reports from<br />

various parts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> country about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> occurrence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease and its undesirable c<strong>on</strong>sequences in cattle,<br />

sheep, and goats.<br />

In recent years, several researches have been d<strong>on</strong>e <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease which most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m are molecular<br />

aspects. Findings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se researches and some unpublished data show that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> incidence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease has<br />

been increased in last decade due to unknown reas<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

There is a scientific committee <strong>on</strong> paratuberculosis in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Iranian Veterinary Organizati<strong>on</strong> (IVO) from<br />

2007. The committee is resp<strong>on</strong>sible to make a nati<strong>on</strong>al program for c<strong>on</strong>trol and preventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease.<br />

Unfortunately, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is no <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficial data <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> incidence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> country. However, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> incidence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease may be completely different in different provinces <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> climate and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> dominancy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> animal species.<br />

In this review, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> last informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease in Iran and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IVO programs will be discussed.<br />

#169 Therapeutic effect’ <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> goat based ‘Indigenous vaccine’ in farm flocks <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bharat Merino<br />

and Magra sheep naturally infected with Johne’s disease and located in two different<br />

agro-climatic regi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

M C Sharma, Shoor Vir Singh, Pravin Kuamr Singh, Ajay Vir Singh, Jagdeep Singh Sohal, CIRG, Indian Council<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Agricultural Research, India<br />

Objective: ‘Indigenous Johne’s disease (JD) vaccine’ with known effect (preventive and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rapeutic) in infected<br />

and challenged goats, was evaluated in naturally infected sheep flocks.<br />

Materials and Methods: Farm <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bharat Marino and Magra sheep located in hot and humid climate<br />

(Mananmanur, Tamil Nadu) and hot and arid regi<strong>on</strong> (Bikaner, Rajasthan), respectively were endemic for JD.<br />

Of 127 Bharat Marino sheep, 97 were vaccinated and 30 were c<strong>on</strong>trols. Of 40 positive adult Magra sheep, 30<br />

were vaccinated and 10 were c<strong>on</strong>trols. Serum and fecal samples (vaccinated and c<strong>on</strong>trols) before and after<br />

vaccinati<strong>on</strong> were screened (Indigenous ELISA kit’ and microscopy). Sheep were m<strong>on</strong>itored for improvements<br />

in physical improvements, infecti<strong>on</strong> status, mortality, morbidity (diarrhea, etc.), producti<strong>on</strong> (growth rate,<br />

total wool yield, wool quality) and reproducti<strong>on</strong> performances (twining and tupping percent), survivability,<br />

ELISA titers, fecal shedding <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP. Inactivated JD vaccine’ was prepared from native, ‘Indian Bis<strong>on</strong> Type’<br />

Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) strain <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> goat origin.<br />

Results and C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s: Sero-c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> with l<strong>on</strong>g term increased titer was observed in vaccinated<br />

sheep. Rate and number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP shedders decreased with marked overall improvement in body c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

vaccinated sheep. Average gain in body weights was more in vaccinated sheep. Percent survivability in different<br />

age groups and young lambs also increased after vaccinati<strong>on</strong>. Survivability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> young lambs was much<br />

higher in vaccinated sheep. Tupping percent was 100.0% in Bharat Merino farm and problem <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> diarrhea was<br />

completely stopped after vaccinati<strong>on</strong>. Morbidity and mortality was also lower in vaccinated sheep as compared<br />

to c<strong>on</strong>trols. Lambing rate, birth weights and twinning was higher in vaccinated groups. At Bikaner vaccinated<br />

adult sheep were cured and mixed with general flock at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trial. Quality and quantity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wool was also<br />

superior.<br />

Goat based ‘indigenous vaccine’ had similar ‘Therapeutic effect’ in sheep as seen in goa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rds endemically<br />

infected with JD.<br />

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