Visualizing bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-infected cells and measuring BLV proviral loads in the milk of BLV seropositive dams

Abstract Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infects cattle and causes serious problems for the cattle industry, worldwide. Vertical transmission of BLV occurs via in utero infection and ingestion of infected milk and colostrum. The aim of this study was to clarify whether milk is a risk factor in BLV trans...

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Main Authors: Sonoko Watanuki, Shin-nosuke Takeshima, Liushiqi Borjigin, Hirotaka Sato, Lanlan Bai, Hironobu Murakami, Reiichiro Sato, Hiroshi Ishizaki, Yasunobu Matsumoto, Yoko Aida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-019-0724-1