Cerebellar degeneration in dairy calves: clinical, pathologic, and serologic features of an epizootic caused by bovine viral diarrhea virus.
Three of nine dairy calves born in the spring/summer wee severely ataxic at birth. Necropsy of the 3 affected calves revealed severe cerebellar degeneration (hypoplasia). Clinical signs were inapparent in the adult cows. Serum neutralization titers of the cows and calves indicated high bovine viral diarrhea titers.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003612:Dairying; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000276:immunology; D010414:Pennsylvania
D000914:Antibodies, Viral