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. 2009 Jan;73(1):58–64.

Table I.

Summary of positive samples as diagnosed by 4 methods for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in milk and feces samples collected in dairy herds infected with Johne’s disease in southwestern Ontario

Method Milk culture Milk direct PCR Milk nested PCR Fecal culture
Positive/Total (percentage) 46/133 (34.6%) 38/134 (28.4%) 72/134 (53.7%) 46/110 (41.8%)