ARIK, Cankan Gıda Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı, Turkey , ACAR, Abuzer Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , GÜR, Sibel Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Viroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

A clinical and serological investigation for Maedi-Visna Virus (MVV) infection in Afyonkarahisar province

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Aim of this study, to investiagate the Maedi-Visna Virus (MVV) infection in both normal and MVV related disorders observed sheep flocks. Blood samples was collected from clinically healthy and chronical respiratory system problems like dry cough, wasting, nasal discharges syptoms have been seen 10 sheep flocks in Afyonkarahisar province. Out of these flocks, medical treatment has been applied previously for respiratory system infection in 2 flocks, however significant recovery was not seen observed. As a result of indirect-ELISA, seropositivity was detected between 9% and 14.8% in 3 of 4 flocks that have clinical disorders. The infection was detected in 2 of 6 clinically normal flocks with 9.3% (3/32) and 3.1% (1/17). As a result, out of 10 enterprises, MVV positivity was detected in 5 between 3.1% and 14.8% proportions, and total of 294 samples, 17 (5.7%) was found to be positive. Statistically, significant correlation was not detected between infection and clinical disorder presence in the flock basis, probably due to low infection rates and relatively new infection history.

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Maedi , Visna Virus , Sheep , Elisa , Serology

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal

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