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Pak Vet J,
1999,
19(2):
61-63
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SEROPREVALENCE OF BOVINE HERPESVIRUS-I AMONG CATTLE AND
BUFFALOES IN
PAKISTAN
I. Ahmed, A. Hameed1, M. Memon and K.
Naeem1
National
Institute of
Health,
Park Road,
Islamabad;
1Quaid-I-Azarn
University
Islamabad;
2Sciences Institute NARC,
Islamabad,
Pakistan
Abstract
Seroprevalence and virus isolation studies were
carried out to determine the role of Bovine herpesvirus-l (BHV-l) in
reproductive ailments of cattle and huft Serum samples collected from
slaughter house Rawalpindi and Livestock Research Station (LRS) were
subjected to the indirect immunofluorescence to detect the antibodies
against BHV-l. Out of 268 serum samples from slaughter house, 58(21 .64%)
were seropositive for BHV-l antibodies. Out of 185 samples from LRS,
53(28.65%) were positive for BHV-l antibodies. The sample from aborted
animals & their fetuses were also tested for the presence of IBRV. No virus
could be detected from field cases of aborted fetuses both by cell culture
moculation and by direct fluorescent antibody test on the tissue samples.
The study revealed the seroprevalence of Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
(IBR) in cattle & buffaloes in
Pakistan particularly in animals with reproductive disorders.
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ISSN 0253-8318 (Print) ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)
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