SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF PESTIVIRUS INFECTION IN HONAMLI GOAT BREED

Ruminant pestivirus infection in pigs.

Ruminant pestivirus infections of pigs have a worldwide distribution. The prevalence is varied and depends mainly on (i) contact with cattle, (ii) age of pigs and (iii) degree of homology of virus strains used for serology, with field strains of bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infecting pigs. Emphasis should be laid on sources of BVDV other than cattle, e.g. contaminated vaccines and fetal ...

Breed Use and Crossbreeding in Goat Production

Seroepidemiology of coxiellosis (Q fever) in sheep and goat populations in the northeast of Iran

Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of coxiellosis in animals and Q fever (a zoonotic disease) in humans. Cattle, sheep and goats are the main reservoirs of infection for humans. This serological survey was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of coxiellosis in sheep and goat populations in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Four hundred and sixty animals (255 sheep from 29 herds in 12...

Pestivirus infection of ruminants in Australia.

Pestivirus infections are commonly diagnosed in cattle but are relatively uncommon in other ruminant species in Australia. Virus isolation is a very reliable technique for detecting pestivirus in specimens, especially when group reactive monoclonal antibodies are used with immunoperoxidase staining to detect non-cytopathogenic virus. Care must be taken to prevent adventitious pestivirus contami...

Pestivirus infection in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Reindeer species (Rangifer tarandus, Linnaeus, 1758) includes wild and semi-domesticated ruminants belonging to Capreaolinae subfamily of Cervidae family reared in Eurasia (reindeer subspecies) and North America (caribou subspecies). Herding of reindeer has a great historical, socio-economic and ecological importance, especially to indigenous ethnic minorities. Infectious disease threats may th...