Prevalence of IBR, PI 3, BRS and BCV infections in the dairy cattle population of New Zealand

Authors: Motha MXJ, Hansen MF
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 46, Issue 6, pp 239-240, Dec 1998
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Disease surveillance, Epidemiology, Viral, Syndrome, Respiratory system, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), parainfluenza type 3 (PI 3), bovine respiratory syncytial (BRS) and bovine coronavirus (BCV) infections are common viral diseases of cattle (Anon, 1990). IBR, PI 3 and BRS viruses have all been incriminated as causes of bovine respiratory disease (Anon, 1990). BCV is one of the agents that causes diarrhoea and occasionally respiratory tract infections of calves and is associated with winter dysentery in adult cattle (Wege et al., 1982). To determine the prevalence of these infections in the New Zealand dairy cattle population, a serological survey was carried out. For this survey a single serum sample collected from 272 dairy farms throughout the country was tested. The number of animals selected was a representative sample of the number of dairy herds present in the different farming regions of New Zealand. The samples were chosen at random from dairy cattle herds through…

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