Title
Seroprevalence of bovine leucosis virus in dairy herds of Arequipa
Other title
Seroprevalencia del virus de leucosis bovina en lacuenca lechera de arequipa
Date Issued
01 January 2000
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The seroprevalence ofbovine leucosis virus (BLV) in 261 dairy herds from 8 different areas ofthe Arequipa valley in southem Peru was evaluated. A total of 410 blood samples were tested for antibodies against BLV utiHzing indirect ELISA test and seroprevalence was found to be 12.8% (52/41 O) with 14.6% (38/261) ofthe herds infected. Seroprevalence was higher in the larger herds suggesting that management practice contributes to increased risk ofviral transmission. The overall seroprevalence ofBLV is low, making eradication of this disease in the Arequipa valley feasible.
Start page
144
End page
148
Volume
11
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
EpidemiologÃa
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84931085909
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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