Can Johnes disease be cured with antibiotics?
Although few studies report attempts to treat Johne’s disease with antibiotics, it is probably not curable. If it can be cured, it will likely require use of multiple antibiotics administered for a year or longer. For most animals, this is cost-prohibitive. For more detailed information visit the page on “Antimicrobial Therapy”.
Johne’s disease is not curable in practical terms. Although never reported, if it can be cured it would likely require use of multiple expensive antibiotics administered for a year or longer. For most animals, this is cost prohibitive. For more detailed information visit the page on “Antimicrobial Therapy”.