Table 2 Farmers’ knowledge about paratuberculosis in 17 infected and 68 control herds

Existence of PTB

100

100

40

32

Symptoms

 Diarrhea

100

100

25

14

 Emaciation

100

100

15

18

 Reduction in milk yield

80

43

8

11

Epidemiology

 Infection mainly in first year of life

40

43

3

11

 Long incubation time

80

86

8

11

 Infection through feces

90

86

3

4

 Infection through milk

80

43

0

4

 Intrauterine infection

30

14

0

4