title: Prevalence of rotavirus (GARV) and coronavirus (BCoV) associated with neonatal diarrhea in calves in western Algeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of bovine group A rotavirus (GARV) and bovine coronavirus (BCoV) in diarrheic feces from calves and the sensitive's parameters such as age group and sex.
  
  
  METHODS
  Feces samples from 82 diarrheic dairy calves from farms around Tiaret (Western Algeria) were collected. These samples were tested by ELISA assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the prevalence of rotavirus and coronavirus infection are 14.63% (12.2% alone and 2.43% associated with bovine coronavirus) and 20.73% (18.3% alone and 2.43% associated with GARV), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study demonstrates that the both BCoV and GARV are involved in the neonatal calves' diarrhea, where the frequency of BCoV is clearly higher than that of GARV.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Selles Sidi Mohammed
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.affiliation: Institute of veterinary science, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Kouidri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mokhtaria
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Belhamiti Belkacem
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Tahar
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Ait Amrane
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Amar
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Benia Ahmed
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Redha
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Bellik
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yuva
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Hammoudi Si
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Institute of veterinary science, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Niar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdellatif
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Boukrâa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laid
keywords: Calves; Coronavirus; Diarrhea; ELISA; Prevalence; Rotavirus