An evaluation of the prevalence of BHV-1 abortions based on diagnostic submissions to five U.S. veterinary diagnostic laboratories

Authors

  • S. Gould Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IA 50011
  • A. M. O'Connor Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IA 50011
  • V. Cooper Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IA 50011

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20123924

Keywords:

BHV-1, veterinary diagnostic laboratory, BHV-1-associated abortion, diagnostic assays, histopathology

Abstract

This retrospective study used data on bovine abortion submissions from 5 U.S. veterinary diagnostic laboratories (VDLs) from 2000-2011. Objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence and patterns of BHV-1-associated abortion in submissions at VDLs. There were three specific aims: 1) examine the proportion of BHV-1-associated abortions with the introduction of new diagnostic assays, 2) evaluate the agreement of the histopathology report of the abortion submissions and the result of the assay used, and 3) evaluate the association between farm history of vaccination against BHV-1 and BHV-1-positive abortion submissions.

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Published

2012-09-20

Issue

2012

Section

Research Summaries 3

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