Investigation of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) and Border Disease Virus (BDV) Infections of sheep in Southwestern Serbia | Ispitivanje rasprostranjenosti infekcije uzrokovane virusom goveđe dijareje (BVDV) i borderske bolesti (BDV) kod ovaca u jugozapadnoj Srbiji
2010
Kurćubić, V., Agronomski fakultet, Čačak (Serbia) | Petrović, T., Naučni institut za veterinarstvo Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Đoković, R., Agronomski fakultet, Čačak (Serbia) | Ilić, Z., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Zubin Potok (Serbia)
Serological assay (virus neutralization test - VNT) was employed to examine blood sera collected from sheep of different age categories reared under different housing systems for the presence of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and Border disease virus (BDV) infections in sheep. The objective of the investigation in sheep as reservoir hosts of the viruses was to clarify the potential for their transmission to cattle herds and vice versa. Experimental Group A included 5 mini farms composed entirely of sheep that were not in cohabitation with cattle in the same buildings or on the same pasture. Experimental Group B was made up of five mini sheep farms, whose owners raised cattle as well. A total of 10 blood samples (5 from junior categories of sheep aged up to 12 months and 5 from the older sheep) were secured from each of the 10 mini farms selected for the study. The VNT method did not detect the presence of specific anti-BVDV antibodies to both BVDV genotypes (BVDV-1 and BVDV-2) in any of the 100 test blood serum samples of sheep. Specific anti-BDV antibodies to the BDV Moredun strain were not found in any of the test serum samples of 100 sheep.
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