Kalayci, Gulnur and Kaplan, Murat and Ozkan, Buket and Pekmez, Kemal and Cagirgan, Abdurrahman Anil and Turkmen, Ramazan and Tunaligil, Serra and Sallai, Ágnes (2023) Epizootiological serosurvey on small ruminant lentiviruses: Prevalence, age and breed effects. ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICA, 71 (2). pp. 128-135. ISSN 0236-6290
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Abstract
In this study, the prevalence of small ruminant lentivirus, i.e. Maedi-Visna and caprine arthritis encephalitis virus infections in sheep and goat populations were investigated through epizootiological serosurveillance in the Aegean region located in western Turkiye in 2018. A total of 1,840 serum samples (595 goats, 1,245 sheep) were collected from 92 villages in the region and examined by indirect ELISA. Thirty-nine goat and 304 sheep sera were found positive for small ruminant lentivirus anti-bodies. The prevalence was 24.42% in sheep and 6.55% in goats. An average of 18.64% was found in small ruminants in the Aegean region. The prevalence of small ruminant lentiviruses was found to be higher in Pirlak and Pirlak hybrid sheep and in Saanen and Saanen hybrid goats (P < 0.05). The prevalence was found to increase with age, as it was higher in animals older than 48 months than in the age groups of 0-24 or 25-48 months (P < 0.05). Moreover, the small ruminant lentivirus prevalence was higher in sheep than in goats (P < 0.0001). With the epizootiological approach, this study is expected to contribute to the control and prevention of small ruminant lentivirus infections.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Agency and Grant Number: General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Tuerkiye [TAGEM/HSGYAD/17/A05/PO1/85]; Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute Funding text: All authors thank Mr. Necdet Akkoca, former director of the Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute for reviewing the epizootiological data and kindly supporting the project. This project was supported and funded by the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Tuerkiye (Project Number: (TAGEM/HSGYAD/17/A05/PO1/85) ) and Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | INFECTION; SHEEP; SHEEP; RISK-FACTORS; goat; serological survey; Border disease; Maedi-Visna; Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis; Caprine arthritis-encephalitis; MAEDI-VISNA-VIRUS; VISNA/MAEDI VIRUS; GOAT HERDS; |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture / mezőgazdaság > SV Veterinary science / állatorvostudomány |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2024 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2024 00:15 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/188823 |
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