A cross-sectional study to estimate the frequency of anti-bovine viral diarrhea virus-1 antibodies in domestic pigs of Mossoró region in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the occurrence of antibodies for BVDV-1 in swine herds located in the region of Mossoró city of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. A sample size of 412 animals was estimated assuming unknown prevalence (set at 50%). Virus neutralization assay was used to the...

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Main Authors: Igor Renan Honorato Gatto, Andreia Gonçalves Arruda, Henrique Meiroz de Souza Almeida, Glaucenyra Cecília Pinheiro da Silva, Alexandro Iris Leite, Samir Issa Samara, Iveraldo dos Santos Dutra, Renato Akio Ogata, Luis Guilherme de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-01-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016005013103&lng=en&tlng=en