Prevalence of bovine viral diarrhea virus antibodies and risk factors in dairy cattle in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia

Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is a disease that affects cattle and other ruminants worldwide causes considerable economic losses. A cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2017 July 2018 with the aim to estimate prevalence of Viral Diarrhea virus (BVDV) antibodies identify potential risk factors associated occurrence in dairy peri-urban areas Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia. total 339 serum samples obtained from randomly selected aged 6 months older were assayed using BVDV antibody competitive-Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (c-ELISA) kit. Descriptive statistics used at animal herd-level logistic regression factors. The findings showed animal-level area 26.84 % (95 CI: 22.1 %–31.6 %) seroprevalence 68.3 56.2 %–80.4 %). Logistic model demonstrated age >2 years (OR = 4.75, 95 2.20−10.26), herd size >11 7.28, 2.50−21.22), poor farm hygiene 3.69, 1.94−7.02), are infection (P < 0.05). However, sex, faecal consistency housing system not serostatus. animal- reports Ethiopia can serve as baseline finding for future BVD epidemiological investigations inform control programs region.