Transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus to adult goats from persistently infected cattle.
The transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) from persistently infected (PI) heifers to adult seronegative goats was examined in this study. Ten seronegative adult goats were exposed to 4 PI heifers. None of the goats developed any clinical signs but all goats seroconverted by 42 days after exposure to the PI cattle. Results indicate that goats are susceptible to BVDV infection when housed with PI cattle.
Broaddus
Charles C
CC
Oklahoma State University, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. charlie.broaddus@okstate.edu
Holyoak
G Reed
GR
Dawson
Lionel
L
Step
D L
DL
Funk
Rebecca A
RA
Kapil
Sanjay
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D002417:Cattle; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000502:physiology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000821:virology*