title: Detection of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) genomic sequences in bovine semen inoculated with BHV-1 by polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was applied to detect BHV-1 in bovine semen inoculated with BHV-1. The technique was found to be 10(6) times more sensitive than a non-isotopic dot-blot hybridization method in detecting viral genomic DNA. Of the three primer pairs used, the one chosen from glycoprotein gC appeared to be most sensitive as it could detect up to 0.01 TCID50 of BHV-1 in the semen. The technique could be useful in screening breeding bulls or samples of frozen semen prior to use in artificial insemination.
authors.affiliation: National Biotechnology Centre, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012661:Semen / Q000821:virology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral