Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolation of bovine herpesvirus type 5 from the semen of a healthy bull in Australia.
- Journal:
- Australian veterinary journal
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Diallo, I S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries · Australia
Abstract
Artificial insemination is widely used in the cattle industry and a major challenge is to ensure that semen is free of infectious agents. A healthy donor bull was tested for freedom from infectious agents. A bovine herpesvirus was isolated in testis cells and identified as bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) by polymerase chain reaction and by direct amplicon sequencing. The amplicon sequence shared 100% similarity with the published sequence of BoHV-5. This is the first report in Australia of BoHV-5 in semen. The implications of this finding are discussed.
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