Seroprevalence of antibodies for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Brucella abortus and Neospora caninum, and their roles in the incidence of abortion/foetal loss in dairy cattle herds in Nakuru District, Kenya

Seroprevalence of antibodies for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Brucella abortus and Neospora caninum, and their roles in the incidence of abortion/foetal loss in dairy cattle herds in Nakuru District, Kenya

Abstract Background No comprehensive studies have been carried out on the infectious causes of abortion in Kenyan dairy cattle herds. A survey was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV), Brucella abortus (BA) and Neospora caninum (NC) am...

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Main Authors: Tequiero Abuom Okumu, Njenga Munene John, James K. Wabacha, Victor Tsuma, John VanLeeuwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Abortion
Dairy cattle
Neospora caninum
Bovine viral Diarrhoea virus
Brucella abortus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1842-8

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