Vertical transmission of bovine leukemia virus and bovine immunodeficiency virus in dairy cattle herds
S Meas, T Usui, K Ohashi, C Sugimoto, M Onuma - Veterinary Microbiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Vertical transmission of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and bovine immunodeficiency virus
(BIV) was investigated in five dairy cattle herds in Hokkaido, where 36.1 and 17.0% of cattle
were BLV and BIV seropositive, respectively, and 9.9% of dams were co-infected with both
BIV and BLV. Twenty six cases of offspring born from dams infected with only BLV (17
cases) or with both BIV and BLV (9 cases) were examined for the presence of BLV and BIV
before and after colostrum feeding by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and syncytium …
(BIV) was investigated in five dairy cattle herds in Hokkaido, where 36.1 and 17.0% of cattle
were BLV and BIV seropositive, respectively, and 9.9% of dams were co-infected with both
BIV and BLV. Twenty six cases of offspring born from dams infected with only BLV (17
cases) or with both BIV and BLV (9 cases) were examined for the presence of BLV and BIV
before and after colostrum feeding by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and syncytium …