Abstract

The clinical features and economic impact of the infection caused by an emerging group of pestiviruses, namely HoBi-like pestivirus, in a cattle herd of southern Italy are reported. In 2011, the virus was first associated with respiratory disease, causing an abortion storm after 1 year and apparently disappearing for the following 3 years after persistently infected calves were slaughtered. However, in 2014, reproductive failures and acute gastroenteritis were observed in the same herd, leading to a marked decrease of productivity. A HoBi-like strain closely related to that responsible for previous outbreaks was detected in several animals. Application of an intensive eradication programme, based on the detection and slaughtering of HoBi-like pestivirus persistently infected animals, resulted in a marked improvement of the productive performances.

Autore Pugliese

• Buonavoglia Canio , Cirone Francesco , Elia Gabriella , Lucente Maria Stella , Decaro Nicola

Tutti gli autori

• BUONAVOGLIA C.;CIRONE F.;ELIA G.;OCCHIOGROSSO L.;LUCENTE M.S.;LOSURDO M.;DECARO N.;LAROCCA V.

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Anno di pubblicazione

2016

ISSN

1865-1674

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Numero di citazioni Wos

7

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

9

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