Abstract :
[en] In this work, we studied seven groups of pregnant heifers from a consortium of dairy farms heavily infected with bovine leukemia virus (BLV). ELISA testing showed that the seroprevalence ranges of BLV in heifers between 36.1 and 66.5 %. No significant differences in proviral load were found when comparing heifers with adult cattle. Before their first delivery, more than 9.8 % of
heifers show a high proviral load. Because BLV infection can occur during the first two years of life, the rationale of any strategy should be to take action as early as possible after birth.
Name of the research project :
Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Program
BELVIR initiated by the Belgian Science Policy Office
"Agricultureislife’’ project of Gembloux Agrobiotech (GxABT)
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
Télévie
BELSPO - Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
Belgian Foundation Against Cancer
CAC - Centre anticancéreux près l'Université de Liège asbl
ULiège. GxABT - Liège Université. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
ULg FSR - Université de Liège. Fonds spéciaux pour la recherche
Fondation Léon Fredericq
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