伪狂犬病病毒Bartha株TK-/LacZ+突变株的构建及其生物学特性研究

本研究将伪狂犬病病毒Bartha株基因组与含有LacZ标志基因的TK基因转移质料pUEKPZ共转染猪肾传代细胞PK－5，细胞出现病变后，反复冻融3次收毒，按1：5稀释接种于IBRS－2细胞。在X－gal存在下挑取蓝斑，蓝斑筛选3次，再进行空斑试验，同时用PCR扩增LacZ基因，经3次空斑纯化，随机挑取的空斑均能扩增出LacZ基因，证实所获得的重组病毒为伪狂犬病病毒Bartha株TK^-/LacZ^ 突变株。TCID50试验表明，TK失活对Bartha株在细胞上增殖无影响；Balb/C小鼠试验表明，该突变对Balb/C小鼠的安全性明显高于Bartha亲本毒株。     

猪伪狂犬病病毒HB-11株的分离鉴定及gC基因的分析

将某猪场发病死亡猪的脑和肺组织接种BHK-21细胞,连传5代均出现典型细胞病变,表明分离到1株病毒,病毒含量为108. 33TCID50/mL。该毒株能被猪伪狂犬病病毒标准阳性血清中和,接种家兔、小鼠和仔猪均出现典型伪狂犬病症状,表明分离株为猪伪狂犬病病毒,命名为PRV HB-11株。gC基因的遗传进化分析显示,HB-11株与近年来流行的变异株同源性为99. 3%~99. 4%,与Bartha株的同源性为94. 8%,其gC基因序列相对于Bartha株序列有7个连续氨基酸的插入(158AAASTPA164),该突变插入的生物学意义有待于进一步研究。     

伪狂犬病病毒弱毒株LY株的分离鉴定

从辽阳某猪场的10日龄仔猪中分离到1株病毒，经纯化后测得其毒价为10^7．29TCID50／mL。细胞中和试验表明，该病毒能被猪伪狂犬病病毒标准阳性血清所中和。电镜下可见到典型的疱疹病毒粒子，具有囊膜及外周纤突。所分离的病毒对氯仿、胰蛋白酶、乙醚敏感，在pH5．0-9．0下稳定，56℃ 30min可以灭活。应用特异性引物，通过PCR能扩增出伪狂犬病病毒1240bp的gD基因。分离病毒对3日龄乳鼠有一定的致病力，但对家兔、3—5日龄仔猪及妊娠母猪都有很高的安全性。用不同剂量的病毒培养液肌肉注射于3—5日龄仔猪，14d后用10^5.7TCID50伪狂犬病病毒强毒攻击，所有试验仔猪均可得到有效保护。用分离毒免疫母猪，其后代可获高滴度的母源抗体，15日龄的仔猪能抵抗10^5.7TCID50强毒的攻击。试验的结果初步说明，所分离的病毒为伪狂犬病病毒(命名为PRVLY株)，并可能是一株弱毒株，而且具有很好的免疫保护作用。     

伪狂犬病病毒鄂A株TK-/gE-/gI-基因缺失疫苗的安全性和保护力研究

对PrV Ea TK^-/gE^-/gI^-基因缺失疫苗的安全性和保护力进行了系统的研究。试验表明，该基因缺失疫苗10^5.0TCID50和10^6.0TCID50病毒剂量对妊娠母猪、新生仔猪和育肥猪均是安全的，并可保护妊娠母猪抵抗10^7.1 TCID50强毒的攻击。新生仔猪免疫30d后，gE鉴刖ELISA试验表明，PrV Ea TK^-/gE^-/gI^-免疫猪不产生针对gE的抗体。育肥猪在二次免疫后中和抗体水平显著升高。以10^5.0 TCID50和10^6.0 TCID50疫苗病毒接种家兔、猫和奶山羊等非靶动物，结果非靶动物未出现精神异常或死亡现象，说明该基因缺失疫苗具有极高的生物安全性。     

猪伪狂犬病基因缺失疫苗的制备、安全性、免疫原性、保存期测定及区域试验

为了提供有效的伪狂犬病疫苗，用鸡胚成纤维细胞扩大培养了PrV HB-98突变株（TK^-/gG^-/LacZ^＋），研制了伪狂犬病基因缺失疫苗，并对该疫苗经肌肉接种、经口等免疫途径的最小免疫剂量进行了测定，同时也对4批疫苗的安全性、效力、免疫期和保存期进行了检测；同时将4批疫苗用于免疫23个猪场的母猪、新生仔猪和育肥猪进行区域试验。测定结果表明，疫苗经上述两种途径接种对不同阶段猪的最小免疫剂量均为10^5.0 TCID50；10倍免疫剂量的疫苗对初生仔猪、15日龄仔猪和妊娠母猪是安全的，免疫猪能抵抗强毒的攻击；疫苗在4℃和-20℃下分别可保存6个月和12个月。对伪狂犬病毒抗体阴性的70日龄商品猪和种猪的免疫期为6个月。田间试验表明，4批猪伪狂犬病基因缺失疫苗安全有效，并可用于仔猪发病时的紧急接种。为猪伪狂犬病基因工程疫苗的制备与应用提供了有力的依据。     

猪伪狂犬病病毒NP株的分离鉴定

2013年下半年,福建某免疫接种过猪伪狂犬病疫苗(Bartha)的规模化猪场大批妊娠母猪发生流产、新生仔猪发生共济失调的神经症状,疑似为猪伪狂犬病病毒感染发病症状,为确定发病原因,从该猪场疑似伪狂犬病病毒感染的仔猪脑、肝脏和肺脏中分离到一株未知病毒,PCR检测及测序比对鉴定为猪伪狂犬病病毒,并将分离的病毒命名为NP株。用Reed-Muench法测定分离株病毒的组织细胞半数感染量(TCID50)为10-9.13/0.1mL,动物攻毒试验出现猪伪狂犬病病毒感染的典型症状。试验结果表明,成功分离到一株猪伪狂犬病病毒毒株,为研究福建省猪群伪狂犬病病毒分子流行病学奠定基础。     

一株猪伪狂犬病病毒变异株的分离鉴定

为了解广东省猪伪狂犬病病毒(pseudorabies virus,PRV)野毒株的基因变异及遗传演化的情况,本试验对广东佛山疑似暴发伪狂犬病的猪场采集的病料(脑、肺脏、扁桃体、肝脏、脾脏)进行了PCR鉴定,初步鉴定为PRV毒株后,将阳性病料接种非洲绿猴肾细胞(Vero),进行毒株传代培养,对分离毒株进行PCR检测及小鼠感染试验,证实该病毒为PRV,并命名为PRV FS-2015株;并对该毒株进行细胞病变观察、病毒TCID50测定、毒株gC和TK基因扩增及序列分析。结果显示,PRV FS-2015株TCID50为10-7.5/0.1mL。PRV FS-2015株的gC和TK基因序列与国内外PRV参考毒株进行同源性比对分析发现,其核苷酸序列同源性分别为95.8%~100.0%和99.4%~100.0%,氨基酸同源性分别为92.3%~100.0%和98.7%~100.0%。遗传进化分析表明,PRV FS-2015株与国内近几年分离的PRV变异株GY、ZJ01、HB1201、HN1201、JS2012、BJ/YT和BP属于同一分支,同源性较高,亲缘关系更近;但与PRV经典株Kaplan、Becker、NIA3、Kolchis、Bartha、Yangsan、Min-A、SS和SL株的同源性较低,基因变异较大,表明PRV FS-2015毒株属于近几年流行的变异株。本研究结果可为广东省伪狂犬病的防控工作和疫苗株的选择提供科学依据。     

山东某猪场一起猪伪狂犬病的诊断与控制

从疑似发生猪伪狂犬病(PR)的山东某猪场中,采集流产母猪的血清及发病仔猪和死胎等样品,进行实验室血清学和病原学检测。检测结果是:流产母猪血清PRV-g E抗体检测阳性率为100%(12/12);同群表现正常母猪血清g E抗体阳性率100%(10/10)。病料提取DNA的g E-PCR检测阳性率为80%(8/10);同时从阳性病料中分离到猪伪狂犬病病毒SD2015,对分离株g B、g C、g E、TK、RR1和RR2基因进行测序发现,该分离株与Ea株和Bartha株的g B基因同源性分别为99.5%和98.1%,且与我国近年分离的PRV毒株同源性高,亲缘关系近。此外,该场分离株与我国2012年以来流行毒株在g C、g E、TK、RR1和RR2基因序列同源性在99.3%~99.9%。结合临床表现,可确诊该场发生了猪伪狂犬病。使用伪狂犬病疫苗(HB98株)紧急接种,1个月后,疫情得到有效控制。     

猪伪狂犬病病毒鲁A株的分离鉴定

从山东省某些猪场疑似猪伪狂犬病发病仔猪的脑及内脏中分离到多株病毒，对其中一代表毒株进行了全面鉴定。该分离毒株在兔肾原代细胞(RK)上和鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)上连传5代．均出现典型细胞病变．再接种于RK-13细胞、BHK-21细胞、Vero细胞、PK15细胞和143TK细胞，均出现典型细胞病变；在RK-13细胞上的TCID50为10^-0.52/0．1mL；在电镜下可见到典型的伪狂犬病病毒粒子；对氯仿、乙醚敏感，56℃30min灭活；能被伪狂犬病病毒标准阳性血清中和；病毒接种于家兔和小鼠，均出现典型伪狂犬病症状与病变；提取所分离病毒的DNA作为模板。应用特异性引物，以PCR方法可扩增出伪狂犬病病毒gD基因中272～534nt之间262bp长的特异性片段。上述结果证明，所分离病毒为猪伪狂犬病病毒，并将其命名为猪伪狂犬病病毒鲁A株。     

猪伪狂犬病病毒LN1301株分离鉴定及其gE和TK基因的变异分析

通过查明辽宁省猪伪狂犬病(pseudorabies,PR)的传染来源及其病原变异情况,为建立有针对性的诊断与防制方法提供基础依据。采集辽宁某猪场疑似伪狂犬病病死仔猪的脑组织病料,应用非洲绿猴肾(Vero)细胞分离培养,通过电子显微镜观察、病毒中和试验、聚合酶链反应、病毒TCID50测定和动物试验对所分离的病毒进行鉴定。结果确认从辽宁省成功分离到1株猪伪狂犬病病毒野毒株,暂命名为PRVLN/1301株。应用猪伪狂犬病毒(PRV)标准株设计引物对分离到的病毒进行gE和TK基因PCR扩增、T-A克隆、测序,成功扩增克隆出猪伪狂犬病病毒辽宁株PRVLN1301的主要毒力基因gE和TK基因序列。通过系统进化树分析表明该毒株与国内外参考毒株的同源性均在97%以上,核苷酸序列分析结果显示所分离的PRVgE基因存在第995位点由C-A的突变、第999位点由T-G的突变,氨基酸序列比对结果显示存在1个氨基酸L-Q位点的变化,即由亮氨酸变为谷氨酰胺,TK基因没有变异和缺失。说明该毒株与其他地区毒株为同一来源,但存在部分位点的变异。     

猪伪狂犬病油乳剂灭活疫苗的制备及安全性与免疫性试验

用本室分离鉴定的猪伪狂犬病毒鄂A经毒株接种仓鼠肾细胞（BHK－21）,制备病毒抗原液，毒价不低于10^-6TCID50/0.1ml。经一定浓度的甲醛溶液灭活后与油相佐剂乳化研制成油乳剂灭活油疫苗4批。本研究对该制品的安全性、免疫性进行了测定。对18g左右小白鼠接种0.3ml，初生仔猪、断奶仔猪及妊娠母猪加倍剂量注射，均未出现不良反应，安全性良好。对母猪的繁殖性能不产生影响。后备母猪及妊娠母清中和抗体指数于免疫后21d达到316以上，间隔35d加强免疫一次后，中和抗体指数可达1000以上。断奶仔猪及初生仔猪免疫后对强毒的攻击，保护率分别为100％及90.62％。     

The effects of transplacental porcine circovirus type 2 infection on porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus-induced enteritis in preweaning piglets

The effects of transplacental porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection on porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV)-induced enteritis were examined in neonatal piglets. Six pregnant sows were randomly allocated to an infected (n=3) or control group (n=3). Three pregnant sows were inoculated intranasally with 6 mL of tissue culture fluid containing 1.2 x 10(5) tissue culture infective doses 50% (TCID(50))/mL of PCV2 strain SNUVR000470 three weeks before the expected farrowing date. Three control pregnant sows were similarly exposed to uninfected cell culture supernatants. Thirty piglets from PCV2-infected sows were randomly assigned to two groups (A and B) of 15 piglets each. Another 30 piglets from noninfected sows were randomly assigned to two groups (C and D) of 15 piglets each. The piglets in groups A and C were dosed orally at three days of age with 2mL of virus stock (1 x 10(6.5) TCID(50)/mL) of the PEDV strain, SNUVR971496, at the third passage. The mean villous height and crypt depth (VH:CD) ratio in PEDV-infected piglets from PCV2-infected sows (group A) were significantly different from those of the PEDV-infected piglets from PCV2 negative sows (group C) at 36, 48, and 72 h post-inoculation (hpi) (P<0.05). In PEDV-infected piglets from PCV2-infected sows (group A), significantly more PEDV nucleic acid was detected in the jejunal tissues (P<0.05) at 24 hpi than in the same tissues of the PEDV-infected piglets from PCV2 negative sows (group C). Thereafter, at 36, 48, 60, and 70 hpi significantly more PEDV nucleic acid (P<0.05) was detected in the jejunal tissues of the PEDV-infected piglets from PCV2 negative sows (group C) than those of the PEDV-infected piglets from the PCV2-infected sows (group A). It is concluded that the clinical course of PEDV disease was markedly affected by transplacental infection of PCV2.     

猪伪狂犬病病毒双基因缺失gI^-／gE^-／PRV SA738灭活疫苗的安全性与免疫效力

在构建gE和gI双基因缺失猪伪狂犬病毒（Pseudorabiesvirus,PRV）SA738株的基础上,以绿色荧光蛋白为标志,将gI^-／gE^-／PRVSA738转柒BHK-21细胞,通过蚀斑法得到纯化的gI^-／gE^-／PRVSA738。毒价检测结果显示,TCID50由7．25下降至5．75,表明该病毒已被弱化,与预期结果相当。将该病毒灭活后,以不同滴度接种无母源抗体仔猪及妊娠母猪,安全性检测表明,gI^-／gE^-／PRVSA738对仔猪体温、生长,对妊娠母猪产仔及仔猪健康状况均无影响。随后将灭活的gI^-／gE^-／PRVSA738与弗氏佐剂混合乳化,分别接种家兔与仔猪,免疫后7、14、21、28d采血分离血清。经ELISA检测,家兔免疫后14d、仔猪免疫后7d均显示阳性,对照组均为阴性。抗体中和试验表明,家免免疫后14d抗体水平比7d显著升高,但至21d,抗体升高不明显;仔猪抗体水平至28d,中和抗体水平达到1：262．23,与21d相比差异极显著。免疫后28d,采用100LD50 PRV强毒攻击动物,进行免疫保护性试验,结果显示,家兔免疫组只有一只出现轻微的一过性临床症状,未出现死亡,而对照组出现了奇痒等较重的临床症状,且于5d后全部死亡;仔猪对照组攻毒后2d,出现了精神高度沉郁、不食、呕吐与腹泻等症状,并于5d后死亡;免疫组攻毒后3d,出现轻微食欲不振、精神萎靡、腹泻等症状,且于攻毒后6d恢复正常,免疫保护率为100％。以上结果表明,该gI^-／gE^-／PRVSA738-突变株有效诱导了机体的保护性免疫应答。     

猪伪狂犬病病毒双基因缺失gI~-/gE~-/PRV SA738灭活疫苗的安全性与免疫效力

在构建gE和gI双基因缺失猪伪狂犬病毒(Pseudorabies virus,PRV)SA738株的基础上,以绿色荧光蛋白为标志,将gI-/gE-/PRV SA738转染BHK-21细胞,通过蚀斑法得到纯化的gI-/gE-/PRV SA738。毒价检测结果显示,TCID50由7.25下降至5.75,表明该病毒已被弱化,与预期结果相当。将该病毒灭活后,以不同滴度接种无母源抗体仔猪及妊娠母猪,安全性检测表明,gI-/gE-/PRV SA738对仔猪体温、生长,对妊娠母猪产仔及仔猪健康状况均无影响。随后将灭活的gI-/gE-/PRV SA738与弗氏佐剂混合乳化,分别接种家兔与仔猪,免疫后7、14、21、28d采血分离血清。经ELISA检测,家兔免疫后14d、仔猪免疫后7d均显示阳性,对照组均为阴性。抗体中和试验表明,家兔免疫后14d抗体水平比7d显著升高,但至21d,抗体升高不明显;仔猪抗体水平至28d,中和抗体水平达到1∶262.23,与21d相比差异极显著。免疫后28d,采用100LD50PRV强毒攻击动物,进行免疫保护性试验,结果显示,家兔免疫组只有一只出现轻微的一过性临床症状,未出现死亡,而对照组出现了奇...     

逆转录病毒介导的PrV Ea株gD基因转基因细胞系的建立

采用逆转录病毒介导的方法,将PrV Ea株gD基因整合进PK-15细胞染色体中,建立起表达gD蛋白的细胞系PK^D。通过荧光观察,发现PK^D表达的gD分布在细胞膜上,具备原有的免疫反应性;同时,还发现gD蛋白在PK^D细胞膜上呈明显极性分布。PCR技术和间接免疫荧光染色法对PK^D进行检测的结果表明该细胞系具有良好的遗传稳定性。在相同培养条件下,PK^D细胞的生长速度及形态与正常PK-15细胞无明显差异。用脂质体介导的方法,将PrV Ea株基因组转染PK^D细胞,在转染后30h细胞发生典型病变,表明PK^D细胞对脂质体的毒害具有耐受性。TCID50测定结果显示：PK^D对PrV Ea株增殖尽管有明显的抑制作用,但PrV Ea株仍能在其上正常增殖。上述研究结果提示：所构建的细胞系PK^D可用于构建PrV Ea株gD基因缺失毒株,为PrV Ea株gD基因缺失毒株的构建提供了必备的工具。     

一株变异型猪流行性腹泻病毒的分离鉴定及其灭活疫苗的免疫效力试验

本研究旨在分离猪流行性腹泻病毒（porcine epidemic diarrhea virus,PEDV）变异株,通过悬浮培养工艺制备成高效价的PEDV灭活疫苗。2017年从中国多个规模化猪场采集腹泻病死仔猪的小肠及其内容物200份,通过RT-PCR方法进行PEDV检测并测序,筛选一株PEDV变异株,将其在2 L反应器里悬浮培养的Vero细胞上进行病毒分离与传代培养,收获的病毒液鉴定后测定TCID₅₀,经甲醛灭活后加入氢氧化铝胶佐剂配制成PEDV灭活疫苗,对其物理性状、稳定性、黏度、无菌等进行检验,检验合格后免疫妊娠母猪及所产仔猪,对其安全性和免疫效力进行研究。结果显示,200份病料中有86份为PEDV阳性,将筛选的PEDV变异株病料在Vero细胞上传至第5代时出现细胞病变,传至第10代收获病毒液,经鉴定后确定为PEDV变异毒株,并命名为PEDV-GF10株。收获的病毒液浓缩后测得病毒滴度可达1×10^8.0 TCID₅₀/mL。疫苗检验合格后在母猪产前40和25 d时试验组后海穴肌内注射4 mL疫苗,空白组不免疫,结果显示试验组与空白组母猪的生产情况无明显差异,所产3日龄仔猪分别免疫不同剂量后体温无显著差异,表明该疫苗对母猪和仔猪均安全性良好。随机挑选试验组与空白组母猪所产3日龄仔猪各20头,分别口服4 mL PEDV-F10病毒培养物,空白组母猪所产仔猪在攻毒24 h后PEDV发病率为100%,抗体均为阴性;试验组母猪所产仔猪只有10%出现了轻微的腹泻症状,仔猪获得了高达90%保护率,且仔猪被动免疫后抗体能持续至35 d以上。以上结果表明,PEDV-GF10变异株通过悬浮细胞培养后病毒滴度显著提高,研制的PEDV-GF10株灭活疫苗安全有效,能够对中国的PEDV变异株达到有效防控,为国内PED防控提供了理论依据。     

Isolation and Identification of a Variant Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and the Immune Efficacy of Its Inactivated Vaccine

This study was aimed to isolate a mutant strain of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and prepare a PEDV inactivated vaccine with high valence by suspension culture process for immunizing against PEDV effectively in China.200 small intestines and theirs contents of diarrhea piglets died of diarrhea,collected from many large-scale pig farms in China,were detected by RT-PCR and sequenced,a mutant strain of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus was selected and put on the suspension-cultured Vero cells in a 2 L reactor for virus isolation and continuous cell culture,the harvested virus suspension,which was identified and determined TCID₅₀,was inactivated by formaldehyde and mixed with aluminum hydroxide gel adjuvant to prepare PEDV inactivated vaccine.After its physical behavior,stability viscosity,sterility test were checked out,the safety and immune efficacy were studied by immunizing the pregnant pigs and theirs piglets.The results were as follows:86 samples were detected positive in 200 samples,cytopathy occurred after the mutant strain samples screened were passaged to 5th generation,the virus suspension was harvested in 10th generation and identified as a mutant strain of PEDV,named PEDV-GF10 strain.The virus titer of harvested virus suspension was measured up to 1×10^8.0 TCID₅₀/mL after concentrated.After the vaccine was checked out,the sows,40 and 25 days before delivery in experimental groups,were injected into Xuehai acupoint with 4 mL vaccine and the pigs in blank group were free of immunifications.The results showed that there were no obvious differences in the production status of the sows in experimental groups and blank group and the temperature of theirs 3-day-old healthy piglets injected different doses of vaccine,and the vaccine was safe to the sows and piglets.Forty 3-day-old piglets producted by pregnant sows in experimental groups and blank group were randomly selected and taken 4 mL 1×10^8.0TCID₅₀/mL F10 virus culture.The PEDV morbidity of piglets in blank group was 100% after injection and the antibodies were negative;10% piglets in blank group had mild diarrhea symptoms,the protection rate was up to 90%,antibody of passive immunity in piglets lasted for more than 35 days.Virus titer of mutant strain of PEDV-GF10 improved a lot by suspension cell culture,the PEDV-GF10 inactivated vaccine was safe,and could effectively prevent and control the variation strain of PEDV in China.     

Experimental production of congenital persistent swine fever infections: I. Clinical,pathological and virological observations

Twelve sows were inoculated with a low-virulent field strain of swine fever (SF) virus at 40, 65 and 90 days of pregnancy. Transplacental infection occurred in eight sows and these farrowed 88 piglets.Prenatal mortality was highest in litters from sows infected at 40 days after service, and postnatal death was most frequent in litters from sows infected at 65 days. Three sows gave birth to completely infected litters, whereas the five others farrowed litters in which uninfected piglets were found. The later the sows were infected during pregnancy, the more uninfected piglets were born. Twelve piglets recovered from the infection and the percentage of recoveries increased with the stage of pregnancy at which inoculation took place. Twenty-three piglets developed a persistent infection. The earlier infection occurred during pregnancy, the more persistent infections were produced. The persistently infected pigs developed a runting syndrome from about one week after weaning. The clinical signs were more severe in pigs from sows infected at 65 days of pregnancy than in pigs from sows infected at 40 days. A persistent viraemia was present in these pigs with titres ranging between 10^5.7 and 10^7.0 plaque forming units/ml of plasma. At autopsy the most pronounced lesions were an atrophy of the thymus, and swollen and pale lymph nodes. Virus antigen was present in lymphoidal, reticulo-endothelial and epithelial tissues.One persistently infected pig survived superinfection with a virulent strain of SF virus for 45 days.     

Safety of an Aujeszky's disease vaccine based on deletion mutant strain 783 which does not express thymidine kinase and glycoprotein I

The safety of an Aujeszky's disease virus vaccine based on strain 783, a deletion mutant which does not express glycoprotein I and thymidine kinase, was assessed in pigs, calves and sheep. Four-day-old piglets which were inoculated intranasally and intramuscularly with 10(7) plaque forming units (PFU) developed only slight depression and fever. The virus was transmitted to a sentinel piglet. Six weeks after inoculation, the pigs were injected with high doses of corticosteroids in an attempt to reactivate the vaccine virus. The pigs did not shed Aujeszky's disease virus, did not develop a rise in virus neutralising antibody titres and sentinel pigs remained seronegative to Aujeszky's disease virus. Strain 783 was passaged in two series of three- to five-day old piglets, but after the third and fourth passages virus could no longer be recovered. Pregnant sows were inoculated with 10(7) PFU of virus strain 783 around day 35 or on day 85 of pregnancy, and their fetuses and piglets were assayed for Aujeszky's disease virus and antibodies against Aujeszky's disease virus. No evidence was found for transplacental transmission of the virus. Calves and sheep were given 10(7) PFU of virus strain 783 intranasally or intramuscularly; they survived and did not develop clinical signs of Aujeszky's disease. All the sheep and the calves inoculated intramuscularly developed neutralising antibodies to Aujeszky's disease virus.