Bovine herpesvirus type 4 (BHV-4) infection in relation to fertility in repeat breeder dairy cows
Autor: | Mesih Kocamüftüoğlu, Sibel Hasırcıoğlu, Ayhan Ata, Mehmet Kale |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Veterinary medicine
General Veterinary animal diseases viruses media_common.quotation_subject Prevalence food and beverages virus diseases Ice calving Fertility biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Biology Insemination Animal science Blood serum Seroprevalence Dairy cattle media_common Repeat breeder |
Zdroj: | Acta veterinaria. 61:13-19 |
ISSN: | 0567-8315 |
DOI: | 10.2298/avb1101013k |
Popis: | In this study, blood serum was collected from 162 repeat breeder (RB) dairy cows and tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of these samples, 87 were bovine herpesvirus type-4 (BHV-4) seropositive and 75 were BHV-4 seronegative. The prevalence of BHV-4 was determined as 53.70% amongst RB dairy cows. In the current study the seroprevalence was high. The average days open (DO) of pregnant BHV-4 seropositive RB cows was significantly longer (p |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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