Clinical feature Crohn’s disease Paratuberculosis
Diarrhea Yes Yes
Intermittent diarrhea Yes Yes
Abdominal pain Yes *
Weight loss Yes Yes
obstruction Yes No
Lleac region mass Yes No
Blood in stool Yes Rare
Vomiting Yes No**
Quiescent periods Yes Yes
Table 1: Clinical similarity between CD and Johne’s disease [24]. * Domestic animals generally fail to display the chronic pain. ** Vomiting regurgitation is uncommon in ruminants, although they eructate (move ingesta from their mouth for repeated mastication, commonly called chewing their cud).