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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 18(2): 82-90, 2014.
Detection of antibodies and risk factors
for Infection with bovine herpesvirus-1 and parainfluenza
virus-3 in dairy Holstein farms
Farzinpour M1, Pourjafar M1*, Badiei K1, Ghane M1
and K Zare2
1Department of Clinical Sciences, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University and 2Department of
Statistics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, Iran
ABSTRACT
Farzinpour M, Pourjafar
M, Badiei K, Ghane M, Zare K., Detection of antibodies and risk factors for
Infection with Bovine herpesvirus-1 and Parainfluenza
virus-3 in Dairy Holstein Farms, Onl J Vet Res., 18(2): 82-90, 2014. Risk factors and seroepidemiology
of bovine herpesvirus-1 and parainfluenza virus-3 were
investigated in 22 Industrial and Semi-Industrial dairy Holstein farms. Serum
samples (n=736) from different ages of unvaccinated female cattle were taken during
May to September 2012. Risk factors such as age,
previous history of respiratory disease, level of milk production, type of
husbandry and herd size were included in the study. The results were analyzed
by Chi-square and logistic regression test. Results showed that the infection
with BPI-3 and BHV-1 was related to age, level of milk production, previous history of respiratory disease and herd
size. The seroprevalence for BPI-3 and BHV-1 was 91.3% and 19%, respectively. The present study showed that
infections of BPI-3 and BHV-1 are very common in cattle in Fars province and
these viruses are involved in the occurrence of bovine respiratory disease
complex.
Key
words:
Bovine herpesvirus-1; parainfluenza virus-3; Indirect ELISA; Risk factors; Seroprevalence.