Veterinary Archives, Vol. 72 No. 5, 2002.
Original scientific paper
Distribution of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in the genital system tissues of cattle.
Ibrahim Firat
; Department of Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Seyyal Ak
; Department of Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Hasan Hakan Bozkurt
; Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Kemal Ak
; Department of Reproduction and Artificial Inseminations, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Nesrin Turan
; Department of Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Funda Bagcigil
; Department of Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
In this study, the cellular localisation and distribution of BVD viral antigens in genital system tissues were investigated in 65 non-pregnant dairy cows and in 65 bulls. For this study genital system tissue samples, taken from slaughtered bulls with no pathological lesions and from females having reproductive problems, were marked using the immunoperoxidase method on their paraffin sections. BVD viral antigens were determined in 15 of the 65 non-pregnant dairy cows (consistent with cell culture results) using the indirect immunoperoxidase method. BVD viral antigens were present in macrophage-like cells in the stroma of the ovaries and uterus. No BVD viral antigens were observed in the samples of testicles, epididymis, vesicula seminalis, or prostate in the male animals. In all animals, including BVDV-positive ones, no pathologic lesions were observed, except periodically non-specific subepithelial or stromal mononuclear cell infiltrations. Most of these cells were seen to be formed by lymphocytes and macrophages.
Keywords
bovine viral diarrhea virus; immunohistochemistry; ovarium, uterus; testicle; epididymis
Hrčak ID:
80785
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Publication date:
20.10.2002.
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