SHEEPMAP - Market Assurance Program

 

The Australian Johne’s Disease Market Assurance Programs (MAPs) are a key strategy in the control of Johne’s disease in Australia.

MAPs are voluntary programs for producers which enable them to identify and promote their negative Johne’s disease status to their clients. Herds and flocks in the MAP are not accredited as free of Johne's disease, but they have a low risk of being infected compared to Non-Assessed herds and flocks. Industries can minimise the spread of Johne’s disease by sourcing replacement animals from MAP assessed herds or flocks. For full details on the Sheep MAP, please click the link above to be redirected to the Animal Health Australia website

The Australian Ovine Johne's Disease Market Assurance Program is a nationally standardised demonstration of low risk of a flock being infected with Ovine Johne's Disease.

The management of participating flocks is reviewed to minimise the risk of introducing the disease, and the flock is subjected to a credible testing regime that offers confidence that the flock is not infected.

Successful flocks are certified as Monitored Negative (MN1, MN2, or MN3), according to the level of testing completed.

Farmers are encouraged to buy sheep preferentially from flocks enrolled in the ASJDMAP.

More information about the Market Assurance Programs and the Sheep Market Assurance Program (SHEEPMAP) (external site - this link will open in a new window) is available on the Animal Health Australia website.