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
Rok vydání: 2011
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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
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