title: HoBi-Like Pestivirus and Its Impact on Cattle Productivity.
abstract: The clinical features and economic impact of the infection caused by an emerging group of pestiviruses, namely HoBi-like pestivirus, in a cattle herd of southern Italy are reported. In 2011, the virus was first associated with respiratory disease, causing an abortion storm after 1 year and apparently disappearing for the following 3 years after persistently infected calves were slaughtered. However, in 2014, reproductive failures and acute gastroenteritis were observed in the same herd, leading to a marked decrease of productivity. A HoBi-like strain closely related to that responsible for previous outbreaks was detected in several animals. Application of an intensive eradication programme, based on the detection and slaughtering of HoBi-like pestivirus persistently infected animals, resulted in a marked improvement of the productive performances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lucente
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Losurdo
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Larocca
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Occhiogrosso
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cirone
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology; D007558:Italy; D018182:Pestivirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: HoBi-like strains; cattle; pestiviruses; productive performances