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CES Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
On-line version ISSN 1900-9607
Abstract
ORTIZ GONZALEZ, Aura Daniela; DIAZ ANAYA, Adriana María and PULIDO-MEDELLIN, Martín Orlando. Determination of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (BHV-1) in the municipality of Toca, Boyacá. Ces. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2019, vol.14, n.1, pp.18-24. ISSN 1900-9607. https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmvz.14.1.2.
Introduction
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) is an Infectious contagious disease that mainly affects cattle and bufalin, being widely distributed worldwide, being one of the main causes of economic and physical losses in production. Objective. Determine the prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (BHV-1) in the municipality of Toca, Boyacá. Materials and methods. 350 Bovine blood samples were collected, which were processed in the laboratory of Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, through a commercial kit of ELISA. Results. The prevalence for IBR, in the municipality of Toca, Boyacá, was 65.5%. No significant relationship was found with the variables studied such as abortions, dystocias, non-pregnant cattle, repetition of estrus, among others. Conclusion. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis is one of the main causes of economic losses in the various productions, however, it is not always the main cause of reproductive alterations present in Bovines.
Keywords : cattle; Bovine Infectious Rhinotracheitis; Elisa; abortion.