TY - JOUR AU - Kaddour, Abdenour AU - Bouyoucef, Abdallah AU - Fernandez, Gonzalo AU - Prieto, Alberto AU - Geda, Fikremariam AU - Moula, Nassim PY - 2019/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Bovine herpesvirus 1 in the northeast of Algiers, Algeria: Seroprevalence and associated risk factors in dairy herd JF - Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research JA - J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res VL - 6 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/40836 SP - 60-65 AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study was conducted to estimate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) in a dairy herd in the northeast of Algiers, Algeria.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The target area is in the northeast of Algiers with humid to semi-dry climate and known for its economically important production of cattle. A total of 1,066 randomly selected individual blood samples of dairy herd collected at 120 dairy farms from rural districts of northeast of Algiers were evaluated with antibodies against BoHV-1 using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits, to determine the BoHV-1 infection status of the herds. A ques­tionnaire submitted to the farmers during collection of the blood samples was used to collect data on potential BoHV-1 associated risk factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the present study, the estimated farm and individual animal BoHV-1 seroprevalence levels were 58.33% and 14.16%, respectively. A logistic regression analysis of the random-effects model revealed that the significant associated risk factors for the present farm and individual ani­mal seroprevalence levels were rural district, cattle introduced to the farm, region, and hygiene.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found higher seroprevalence of BoHV-1 in the northeast of Algiers. The results could be used in designing the prevention and control strategy of BoHV-1 in the northeast­ern part of Algeria.</p><p>J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 6(1): 60-65, March 2019</p> ER -