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HoBi‐Like Pestivirus and Its Impact on Cattle Productivity
Author(s) -
Decaro N.,
Lucente M. S.,
Losurdo M.,
Larocca V.,
Elia G.,
Occhiogrosso L.,
Marino P. A.,
Cirone F.,
Buonavoglia C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12529
Subject(s) - pestivirus , herd , outbreak , abortion , biology , productivity , veterinary medicine , virus , virology , zoology , medicine , pregnancy , viral disease , flaviviridae , genetics , macroeconomics , economics
Summary The clinical features and economic impact of the infection caused by an emerging group of pestiviruses, namely HoBi‐like pestivirus, in a cattle herd of southern Italy are reported. In 2011, the virus was first associated with respiratory disease, causing an abortion storm after 1 year and apparently disappearing for the following 3 years after persistently infected calves were slaughtered. However, in 2014, reproductive failures and acute gastroenteritis were observed in the same herd, leading to a marked decrease of productivity. A HoBi‐like strain closely related to that responsible for previous outbreaks was detected in several animals. Application of an intensive eradication programme, based on the detection and slaughtering of HoBi‐like pestivirus persistently infected animals, resulted in a marked improvement of the productive performances.