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| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13620-025-00308-0 |
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| Titel (primär) | Prevalence and risk factors for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BoHV-1) infection in Irish beef herds: results from the National Beef Welfare Scheme 2023 |
| Autor | Brock, J.; Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M.; Lozano, J.M.; Lane, E.A.; Gunn, M.; Brady, S.; Thulke, H.-H.
; Graham, D.A. |
| Quelle | Irish Veterinary Journal |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2025 |
| Department | OESA |
| Band/Volume | 78 |
| Seite von | art. 22 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | IBR; BoHV-1; Cattle; Beef; Ireland; Prevalence; Eradication; NBWS |
| Abstract | Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), caused by bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1), is a highly contagious disease with significant economic impacts on the cattle industry. It can also lead to respiratory distress, reproductive losses and compromised animal welfare, and thus represents a key target for control. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and identify risk factors associated with BoHV-1 infection in Irish beef herds. Conducted under the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS), the study involved testing 10,659 beef breeding herds, representing approximately 20% of the national beef herd population. A total of 189,404 animals were tested. Using a ‘snapshot’ testing strategy herd-level BoHV-1 status was determined based on the presence of antibodies to the gE glycoprotein in up to 20 randomly selected animals, preferably over 9 months of age to exclude maternally derived antibodies. Vaccination histories were not available for participating herds. Results indicated an animal-level apparent prevalence of 11.4% and a herd-level apparent prevalence based on positive snapshots of 48.8% (defined as herds with ≥ 1 positive animal). Larger herds and high rates of animal in-moves per capita (here, > 17% of herd replaced by purchases in the past year) were identified as significant risk factors for recent (within the last three years) BoHV-1 circulation. Previous studies had indicated a herd-level prevalence in Ireland of up to 80%. The lower prevalence estimates identified in this study may reflect improved biosecurity and vaccination uptake in recent years. The findings from this survey, although showing that BoHV-1 is still endemic in Irish beef herds, provide updated prevalence figures which are considerably lower, indicating that a higher number of farms would be in a position to achieve freedom from BoHV-1 in a relatively short period. These results offer essential epidemiological insights to inform the design and implementation of a national BoHV-1 control programme in Ireland. |
| dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31319 |
| Brock, J., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Lozano, J.M., Lane, E.A., Gunn, M., Brady, S., Thulke, H.-H., Graham, D.A. (2025): Prevalence and risk factors for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BoHV-1) infection in Irish beef herds: results from the National Beef Welfare Scheme 2023 Irish Vet. J. 78 , art. 22 10.1186/s13620-025-00308-0 |
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