M. pt.

Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Johne's disease is a chronic, debilitating enteritis of cattle and other ruminants caused by the organism Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (M. pt.). Every year, Johne’s disease costs the dairy and livestock industries millions of dollars. Animals may carry the disease for months or years without showing clinical signs. This slow progression of the disease may reduce milk production and compromise the health of other animals in the herd, which may lead to further financial loss. Implementing a testing and management program may have significant cost savings when compared with the potential revenue lost if an infected herd is not effectively managed.

Testing Solutions

Availability/Distribution:
5/Strip: U.S. and Canada (HerdChek*)
5/Strip: Outside the U.S. (POURQUIER*)
HerdChek* and POURQUIER* Paratuberculosis Antibody ELISA Test Kit

The HerdChek* and POURQUIER* Paratuberculosis Test Kits are enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for the detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis-specific antibodies in serum of cattle.

Pourquier MAP Information Sheet PDF


HerdChek M. pt. Information Sheet PDF

POURQUIER* MAP Antibody ELISA:
5 plates (strips), serum, plasma or milk, indirect format, results in less than 90 minutes (bovine, caprine, ovine)
HerdChek* M. pt. Antibody ELISA:
5 plates (strips), serum samples, indirect format, results in less than three hours (bovine)

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* xChek, CHEKIT, FlockChek and HerdChek are trademarks or registered trademarks of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Pourquier is a trademark of Institut Pourquier, a wholly owned subsidiary of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.