title: [Serological studies of antibodies against maedi-visna virus in sheep in Austria].
abstract: 883 sheep from 68 flocks were tested for the prevalence of antibodies against Maedi/Visna-(M/V)virus. As serological method the Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test (AGID) was performed, 9.5% of the blood samples were positive against M/V, 1.7% showed questionable results. The highest incidence of serum-antibodies showed the Texel (47.7%) and Milk sheep (26.1%). No antibody titers were found in Mountain and Suffolk sheep. Merino sheep had antibody titers against M/V in 2.6% and Mountain sheep crossbreeds in 1.7%.
authors.affiliation: II. Medizinischen Klinik der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hönger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leitold
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schuller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001947:Breeding; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D011021:Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012756:Sheep; D014790:Visna-maedi virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Serologische Untersuchung auf Antikörper gegen das Maedi/Visna-Virus bei Schafen in Osterreich.