Serological studies of antibodies against maedi-visna virus in sheep in Austria |
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| Authors: | D H?nger B Leitold W Schuller |
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| Affiliation: | II. Medizinischen Klinik der Veterin?rmedizinischen Universit?t Wien. |
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| Abstract: | 883 sheep from 68 flocks were tested for the prevalence of antibodies against Maedi/Visna-(M/V)virus. As serological method the Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test (AGID) was performed, 9.5% of the blood samples were positive against M/V, 1.7% showed questionable results. The highest incidence of serum-antibodies showed the Texel (47.7%) and Milk sheep (26.1%). No antibody titers were found in Mountain and Suffolk sheep. Merino sheep had antibody titers against M/V in 2.6% and Mountain sheep crossbreeds in 1.7%. |
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