Veterinary Science & Technology

Eun-Jin Choi

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in Aborted Bovine Fetuses in Korea
  Author(s): Kyunghyun Lee, Eun-Jin Choi, Ji-Youl Jung, Yeonhee Kim, Hyunkyoung Lee, Ji-Hyeon Kim and Byungjae SoKyunghyun Lee, Eun-Jin Choi, Ji-Youl Jung, Yeonhee Kim, Hyunkyoung Lee, Ji-Hyeon Kim and Byungjae So
  
  Several efforts have been made to eradicate bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) in Korea. However, there is still insufficient information on how the BVD virus (BVDV) affects bovine abortion. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of BVDV, and age of fetuses with BVDV infection in 350 aborted fetuses from 314 farms submitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency in Korea from 2008-2017. Histopathologically, all fetal tissues were autologous, or had no specific lesions. BVDV was detected in 83 (23.7%) fetuses from 77 (24.5%) farms by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and revealed more than 30% higher detection rates in Chungnam and Gyeongbuk provinces compared to other regions, based on both total data and farm-associated analyses. Estimated age of fetuses with BVDV infection by converting the measured crown-rump length into fetal age showed that most cases occurred wi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000520

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