Prevalence of BVD infection in ruminants in Serbia

Authors

  • Vladimir KURĆUBIĆ Faculty of Agronomy in Ĉaĉak, University of Kragujevac, Cara Dušana 34, 32000 Ĉaĉak - SERBIA
  • Tamaš PETROVIĆ Department for Virusology, Novi Sad Scientific Veterinary Institute, Rumenaĉki put 20, 21000, Novi Sad - SERBIA
  • Radojica ĐOKOVIĆ Faculty of Agronomy in Ĉaĉak, University of Kragujevac, Cara Dušana 34, 32000 Ĉaĉak - SERBIA
  • Zoran ILIĆ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Priština, Jelene Anţujske bb, 37200 Zubin Potok - SERBIA
  • Pavle Mašković Faculty of Agronomy in Ĉaĉak, University of Kragujevac, Cara Dušana 34, 32000 Ĉaĉak - SERBIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5513/jcea.v16i1.3493

Keywords:

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV), prevalence, ELISA, Reverse transcriptase - Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), Virus Neutralization Test (VNT)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide a historical summary of worldwide Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) prevalence data through a number of studies, review the current knowledge and published data on the presence and prevalence of BVDV infection among ruminants in Serbia, and consequently open questions as to the possibilities for the implementation of the control programme in Serbia.

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Vol.16 No.1

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