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Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) infections--control and eradication programme in breeding herds in Slovenia.
- Source :
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Veterinary microbiology [Vet Microbiol] 1999 Jan; Vol. 64 (2-3), pp. 259-64. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- A Slovenian BVD control and eradication programme was initiated in 1994, and the results from testing of bovine herds for antigen and antibodies in 1996 are presented. Samples originating from breeding herds, breeding herds for young bulls, and insemination stations were tested by antigen or antibody ELISA, or by PCR. Out of 7968 samples from 354 herds we found 18% of the animals antibody-positive. In one region situated in the north-east of Slovenia we found the herds to be almost nearly free of BVDV infections (5% prevalence). No positive antigen ELISA findings were done in 374 blood samples from recruitment herds for young bulls, whereas two out of 206 sera were investigated by PCR-reacted positive. The differences in seroprevalence found between regions is thought to be caused by differences in summer pasturing and husbandry practices.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Viral blood
Antigens, Viral analysis
Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease prevention & control
Breeding
Cattle
DNA Primers chemistry
DNA, Viral blood
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel veterinary
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay veterinary
Female
Male
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Slovenia epidemiology
Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease epidemiology
Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0378-1135
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2-3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Veterinary microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10028179
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1135(98)00276-4