Evaluation of herd and within-herd prevalence of bovine leukemia virus in eastern Kansas beef cattle

Authors

  • S. M. Huser Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Manhattan, KS 66506
  • J. M. Almaraz Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Manhattan, KS 66506
  • T. M. Taxis Michigan State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, East Lansing, MI 48824
  • R. L. Larson Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Manhattan, KS 66506
  • K. E. Reif Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • G. A. Hanzlicek Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • B. M. Weaver Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Manhattan, KS 66506
  • D. E. Amrine Beef Cattle Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228661

Abstract

The last U.S. national beef BLV herd prevalence study occurred in 1997 by the USDA and found an AGID/ELISA herd prevalence of 36.4% and an individual animal prevalence of 7.73% of ani­mals tested in the northcentral U.S. which included the state of Kansas. Kansas State University and Michigan State University, in a collaborative effort, performed a BLV herd and with-in-herd prevalence study of beef cattle in eastern Kansas in the fall of 2021.

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

No. 55 (2022): 2022 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries