title: Seroprevalences of antibodies against bovine leukemia virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, and Neospora caninum in beef and dairy cattle in Manitoba.
abstract: Of 1204 dairy cows and 1425 beef cows sampled, 60.8% and 10.3% were seropositive for Bovine leukemia virus, 4.5% and 1.7% were seropositive for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, and 8.3% and 9.1% were seropositive for Neospora caninum, respectively, while 28.1% of dairy herds had unvaccinated animals with titres > or = 1:64 for Bovine viral diarrhea virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. jvanleeuwen@upei.ca
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: VanLeeuwen
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Jan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Plaizier
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003612:Dairying; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D001909:Leukemia Virus, Bovine / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000914:Antibodies, Viral