Title
Antibodies against bovine viral diarrhea virus and its association with reproductive problems in ewes of the central sierra of Peru
Other title
Anticuerpos contra el virus de la diarrea viral bovina y su asociación con problemas reproductivos en borregas de una empresa ovejera de la sierra central del Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of the Case-Control study was to determine the association between bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and reproductive failure in ewes from a commercial farm in the Central Sierra of Peru. Four hundred and forty ewes from two farm locations were randomly selected into two groups: the Case group (n=220) included barren and aborting ewes, and the Control group formed by ewes without reproductive failures. Blood samples were collected from both groups for testing antibodies against BVDV by the neutralization test. The 69.5 ± 4.4% (306/440) of ewes of both groups had antibodies against BVDV, while 73.6% (162/220) of seropositive ewes were from the Case group and 65.5% (144/ 220) were from the Control group. None statistical association between seropositive ewes and reproductive failures was found. Antibody titers against BVDV in both groups ranged from 2 to >256. The results indicate that BVDV is widely distributed in the sheep population but its role in the reproductive failures could not be determined.
Start page
113
End page
118
Volume
21
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84978813374
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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