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International Journal of Dairy Science

Year: 2007 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 339-347
DOI: 10.3923/ijds.2007.339.347
Prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Viruses in Female Buffaloes with Reproductive Disorders and Parasitic Infections
A. A. Ghazy, W. M. Ahmed, M.A. Mahmoud and Lamia A. Ahmed

Abstract: Out of 360 female buffaloes, examined in Lower Egypt during a period of two years (2004-2006), 171 (47.5%) were suffering from reproductive disorders and 216 (60.0%) were infected with internal parasites. The main recorded reproductive disorders were ovarian inactivity (27.5%), endometritis (8.6%), delayed puberty (8.3%), mastitis (5.8%), retained placenta (2.2%), repeat breeding (1.1%) and abortions (1.1%). The main recorded parasitic infections were coccidiosis (42.5%), ascariasis (20.8%), trichostrongylosis (6.9%) and fasciolosis (4.7%). Prevalence of antibodies to Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) in sera using indirect Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) revealed 43.3%, meanwhile, detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) in blood of the examined buffaloes revealed 12.2% using direct-ELISA. Detection of antibodies against IBR in milk samples using milk-ELISA gave good diagnostic potency (31.4%) compared with serum-ELISA (43.3%). Prevalence of IBR and BVD was extremely high in buffaloes with reproductive disorders (78.2 and 72.7%, respectively) or parasitic infections (88.5 and 84.1%, respectively) compared with those without reproductive disorders (21.8 and 27.3%, respectively) or parasitic infections (11.5 and 15.9%, respectively). The difference was statistically significant and indicated a tight connection between infections with IBR and BVD viruses on one hand and occurrence of reproductive disorders or parasitic infections on the other hand.

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A. A. Ghazy, W. M. Ahmed, M.A. Mahmoud and Lamia A. Ahmed, 2007. Prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Viruses in Female Buffaloes with Reproductive Disorders and Parasitic Infections. International Journal of Dairy Science, 2: 339-347.

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