Seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Cattle in Selangor, Malaysia

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  • Larry Daves Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Nurhusien Yimer Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Siti Suri Arshad Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Kazhal Sarsaifi Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Mohd Ariff Omar Department of Veterinary Pre-Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Rosnina Yusoff Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Abd Wahid Haron Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/VMOJ-1-105

Keywords:

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV); Cattle; ELISA; Prevalence; Risk factors

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate Seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV)
infection in cattle in the state of Selangor, Malaysia and associated risk factors. A total of 407
blood samples were collected from five selected farms within Selangor. Sampled animals were
identified for their breed, age, lactation and pregnancy status. The plasma extracted from blood
samples were used for detection of antibody against BVDV using an ELISA test kit (PrioCHECK® BVDV antibody) following the manufacturer’s protocol. Results demonstrated an
overall 33.2% (135/407) prevalence of BVDV antibody; with four of the farms tested positive.
Prevalence in one farm reached 75.9% (66/87) which was higher than the other four farms with
a prevalence of 26.0% (66/254), 13.3% (2/15), 2.8% (1/36) and 0% (0/15). Animals grouped
according to breed, age, lactation and pregnancy status showed significant variation in BVDV
prevalence. Higher number of adults (36.7%) than young calves (15.2%), pregnant (42.9%)
than non-pregnant (31.1%) and more lactating (51.1%) than non-lactating (25.8%) cows, were
affected (p<0.05). Friesian-Sahiwal and Jersey cattle were the most affected while the local
Kedah-Kelantan cattle were the least affected. In conclusion, the study revealed immense exposure of cattle in Selangor to BVDV infection that varied with breed, age, lactation, and
pregnancy status of the animals. As to our knowledge, this is the first report on BVDV status
in cattle in Malaysia and the seroprevalence result would serve as a baseline data for further
investigation on the disease.

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Larry Daves, Nurhusien Yimer, Siti Suri Arshad, Kazhal Sarsaifi, Mohd Ariff Omar, Rosnina Yusoff, … Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah. (2016). Seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Cattle in Selangor, Malaysia. Veterinary  Medicine, 1(1), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.17140/VMOJ-1-105

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