title: Prevalence of exposure to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) in Irish dairy herds.
abstract: Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) are contagious bovine viral agents. The objectives of this study were to use quarterly bulk milk and 'spot' testing of unvaccinated youngstock to establish the national prevalence of exposure to BVDV and/or BoHV-1 in Irish dairy herds. Seasonality of bulk milk ELISA results was also examined. From a geographically representative population of 305 dairy herds, 88% and 80% of herds yielded mean annual positive bulk milk readings for BVDV and BoHV-1, respectively. Of these, 61% were vaccinated against BVDV and 12% against BoHV-1. A total of 2171 serum samples from weanlings having a mean age of 291 days yielded 543 (25%) seropositive for BVDV, and 117 (5.4%) seropositive for BoHV-1. A significant seasonal trend in bulk milk antibody ELISA readings and herd status was recorded for BVDV, with more herds categorised as positive in the latter half of the year.
authors.affiliation: Animal & Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: riona.sayers@teagasc.ie.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sayers
authors.affiliation: Animal & Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.affiliation: Animal & Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Doherty
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007241:Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008892:Milk / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: BVDv; BoHV-1; Bulk milk ELISA; Prevalence; Seasonality; Spot test