Genital immunization of heifers with a glycoprotein Edeleted, recombinant bovine herpesvirus 1 strain confers protection upon challenge with a virulent isolate Imunização genital de bezerras com uma cepa recombinante do herpesvírus bovino tipo 1 defectiva na glicoproteína E confere proteção frente a desafio com um isolado virulento

Venereal infection of seronegative heifers and cows with bovine herpesvirus type 1.2 (BoHV-1.2) frequently results in vulvovaginitis and transient infertility. Parenteral immunization with inactivated or modified live BoHV-1 vaccines often fails in conferring protection upon genital challenge. We he...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Weiss, Fernanda S. F. Vogel, Mathias Martins, Rudi Weiblen, Paulo M. Roehe, Ana Cláudia Franco, Eduardo Furtado Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2010-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2010000100007