Bovine lymphotropic herpesvirus and non-responsive post-partum metritis in dairy herds in the UK

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-250

  Banks, M ^a   Ibata, G ^a   Murphy, A M ^a   Frossard, J P ^a   Crawshaw, T R ^a   Twomey, D F ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine lymphotropic herpesvirus; Bovine reproduction; Gammaherpesvirus; Infertility; Non responsive post partum metritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HERD; HERPES VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, VIRAL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, BOVINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 4; BOVINE LYMPHOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 40949113081     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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