Authors : Abuzer Acar and Sibel Gur
Abstract: Host spectrum of bovine enterovirus type 1 infection is wide range including in goats. In this study, BEV1 infection was investigated as serologically in clinically healthy and sick goat herds with respiratory and reproductive problems. Total of 1380 goat serum samples were obtained from 6 points in Afyonkarahisar, Eskisehir and Nevsehir provinces. In herd basis, positivity proportion was detected between 17.6 and 80%. Out of 727 samples from Afyonkarahisar, 304 (41.8%) goat was found to be seropositive for BEV1. Determined proportions in Nevsehir and Eskisehir provinces were 53.5 and 67.7%, respectively.
Abuzer Acar and Sibel Gur , 2009. Seroprevalance of Bovine Enterovirus Type 1 (BEV1) in Goats in Turkey. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 8: 1075-1078.