Survey for antibodies to bovine leukemia virus in dairy cattle

Park, N.C.; Choi, W.P.

Survey for antibodies to bovine leukemia virus in dairy cattle

1986

Park, N.C. | Choi, W.P. (Kyongbuk National Univ., Taegu (Korea R.))

This paper described the distribution and transmissibility of BLV (bovine leukemia virus), the relationship between antibodies against BLV and lymphocyte count in 313 dairy cattle from 36 herds, the clinical signs and hematological findings of 2 lymphosarcomatous cattle in the northern area of Kyongbuk. Eighty three (26.5%) of 313 cattle from 36 herds were positive for BLV antibodies and 19 (52.8%) of 36 herds were infected with BLV by the immunodiffusion test with BLV-gp antigen. The rate of BLV infection in cattle varied from 9.5 to 87.5% in 19 positive herds, it was higher in herds pastured during summer and included lymphosarcomatous onset than the other and also higher with the age

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