The Ontario Johne's Program: A Four-Year Program Starting in 2010

The Ontario dairy industry has developed a provincial plan to help producers deal with
Johne's infection in their dairy cattle. The program began in January 2010.

The program has four elements - education, Animal Health Risk Assessment and
Management Plan (RAMP), testing, and removal of high titre Johne's cows. The
program offers each producer a financial incentive to test all lactating cows once during
the four years of the program. Producers will be required to do the RAMP with their
trained herd veterinarian each year and remove high titer cows within 90 days of test day.

For more information, visit the Ontario Johne's Program website.

Program Update - November 2009 (slide show)

Testing Schedule