Prevalence of BVD infection in ruminants in Serbia

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide a historical summary of worldwide Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) prevalence data through a number of studies, review the current knowledge and published data on the presence and prevalence of BVDV infection among ruminants in Serbia, and consequently open questions as to the possibilities for the implementation of the control programme in Serbia.

Keywords

• bovine viral diarrhoea virus (bvdv)
• prevalence
• elisa
• reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr)
• virus neutralization test (vnt)