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Pestivirus infections in Norway. Epidemiological studies in goats.
- Source :
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Journal of comparative pathology [J Comp Pathol] 1990 Jul; Vol. 103 (1), pp. 1-10. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- During one breeding season, 2335 female goats in 39 herds in different parts of Norway were examined for pestivirus infection and for reproductive performance. Before breeding, all animals were examined for neutralizing antibodies against the NADL strain of pestivirus, 83 (3.6 per cent) positive animals in 12 herds being demonstrated. The herd prevalences ranged from 1 to 63 per cent. Antibody titres varied from 1 in 4 to 1 in 2048. Of 1816 females in 30 herds for which post-breeding information was available, a total of 178 (9.8 per cent) animals in 25 of the herds demonstrated gestation failure. Three of these goats began to produce antibodies against the NADL strain during gestation. Sera from the 83 animals with NADL antibodies were titrated for neutralizing antibodies against three additional strains of pestivirus, the highest geometrical mean titre being found for antibodies against a Norwegian bovine strain.
- Subjects :
- Abortion, Veterinary epidemiology
Animals
Border Disease blood
Female
Fetal Death epidemiology
Fetal Death veterinary
Goats immunology
Norway epidemiology
Pestivirus analysis
Pestivirus immunology
Pregnancy
Sheep
Togaviridae Infections blood
Togaviridae Infections epidemiology
Antibodies, Viral blood
Border Disease epidemiology
Goats blood
Sheep Diseases epidemiology
Togaviridae Infections veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9975
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2168445
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9975(08)80130-2