Genomic identification of Border disease virus in sheep aborted foetuses
Border disease is a congenital viral disease of sheep and goats and cause significant economic losses worldwide. It may cause abortion in sheep. However, there isn’t any report of ovine abortion due to this virus from Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of this viral infec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/bjvm/BJVM%20September%202018%20p.358-363.pdf |
| Summary: | Border disease is a congenital viral disease of sheep and goats and cause significant economic losses worldwide. It may cause abortion in sheep. However, there isn’t any report of ovine abortion due to this virus from Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of this viral infection in sheep abortions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. To this end, 100 samples of aborted sheep foetuses were tested with RT-PCR. Nine (9%) sheep were determined to be BDV positive. It was concluded that BDV was involved in abortions in sheep population in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran. |
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| ISSN: | 1311-1477 1313-3543 |