Risk factors associated with caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus infection in goats on California dairies

• Published in: American journal of veterinary research Vol. 52; no. 3; p. 510
• Main Authors: Rowe, J D, East, N E, Thurmond, M C, Franti, C E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1991
• Subjects: Age Factors; Animal Feed; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine - immunology; Breeding; California - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Goat Diseases - epidemiology; Goats; Lentivirus Infections - epidemiology; Lentivirus Infections - veterinary; Milk - microbiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; California

Log-linear methodology was used to examine relations among caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) seroreactivity and host/management factors in a cross-sectional study of 2,826 goats on 13 California dairies. The CAEV serologic status was associated with age and feeding method (pasteurized/unpa...