La paratuberculosis bovina es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica del ganado, la cual genera efectos negativos en la producción, lo que hace necesario su control. El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar un programa de control de paratuberculosis bovina en un hato de lechería especializada de Colombia. El programa de control se construyó de acuerdo con la metodología de Evaluación de Riesgos y Planes de Manejo en un hato de lechería especializada endémico para la enfermedad. Se propuso posteriormente un plan de manejo y un plan de diagnóstico y eliminación. Adicionalmente, se estimó un costo económico a la implementación del programa de control y al impacto de los casos clínicos. Se encontró un 40% de riesgo de infección en el área de partos y un 27% en el área de terneras de cría. Se propuso un plan de manejo recomendando la separación de las áreas de parto y de terneras de cría, y se formuló un plan diagnóstico y eliminación considerando la prueba de ELISA y qPCR. El costo económico asociado a la implementación del programa de control se estimó en COP$64.000/animal/año y el impacto económico por casos clínicos fue COP$86.000/animal/año. Se encontró que aplicar el programa de control representa un valor menor al impacto económico de la enfermedad y una oportunidad de mejorar la salud y producción en el hato de estudio.
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