title: Serological evidences of bovine herpesvirus-1 infection in bovines of organized farms in India.
abstract: Bovine herpesvirus type-1 (BHV-1) is an important pathogen of cattle causing a variety of clinical signs, including the upper respiratory tract infection, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR). Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, a highly infectious disease of cattle and buffaloes, occurs throughout the world including India. The present study based on micro-serum neutralization test reports the sero-epidemiology of BHV-1 infection in cattle and buffaloes from different parts of India. Serum samples from cattle, bulls, buffalo bulls and yaks were screened for BHV-1 antibodies. A total of 1115 serum samples were screened, and a total of 437 (39.2%) serum samples were found positive and 678 (60.8%) serum samples were found negative. Overall 168 (38.0%) cattle, 17 (85.0%) buffalo, 212 (38.6%) bulls, 8 (13.5%) buffalo bulls and 32 (71.1%) yaks were found positive for BHV-1 antibodies. State wise, Assam had highest seropositivity of 71.1% for yaks, Madhya Pradesh had 68.9% for cattle and Meghalaya was negative for the presence of antibodies to BHV-1 in cattle.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.  snandi1901@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007241:Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000662:veterinary; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral