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El Virus De La Diarrea Viral En Bovinos Criollos De La Provincia De Melgar, Puno, Q. Richard Quispe, Ccama Albert S., Hermelinda G. Rivera, Mariluz Araínga
El Virus De La Diarrea Viral En Bovinos Criollos De La Provincia De Melgar, Puno, Q. Richard Quispe, Ccama Albert S., Hermelinda G. Rivera, Mariluz Araínga
Journal Articles: Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
The prevalence of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in 347 evaluated was criollo cattle of both sexes and older than 6 months of age in small herds of the province of Melgar, Puno. Serum samples were tested for antibodies against BVDV using the viral neutralization test. The 48.7 ± 0.1% (166/347) of the samples had antibodies against BVDV. Animals carrying on the virus, virus were not detected. Antibodies were detected in all sampled herds and the prevalence varied from 15.7 to 94.1%. Antibodies titers varied from 2 to >256, showing that BVDV infection is widespread in the local cattle …