Prevalence of bovine leukemia virus infection in Florida

A serologic study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection in dairy and beef cattle in Florida. Using the agar gel immunodiffusion test with a glycoprotein antigen 47.8% of 7,768 dairy cattle and 6.7% of 4,911 beef cattle were found to have antibodies to BL...

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Published inJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 179; no. 7; p. 704
Main Authors Burridge, M J, Puhr, D M, Hennemann, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1981
Subjects
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - immunology
Female
Florida
Leukemia - epidemiology
Leukemia - immunology
Leukemia - veterinary
Leukemia Virus, Bovine - immunology
Male
Retroviridae - immunology
Florida
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Summary:A serologic study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection in dairy and beef cattle in Florida. Using the agar gel immunodiffusion test with a glycoprotein antigen 47.8% of 7,768 dairy cattle and 6.7% of 4,911 beef cattle were found to have antibodies to BLV. The prevalence of BLV antibodies increased significantly (P less than 0.0001) with increasing age. After data were adjusted for age, prevalence of BLV antibodies was significantly associated with dairy breed (P less than 0.05) but not with species (Bos taurus and B indicus) or sex.
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ISSN:0003-1488
1943-569X