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Serum and milk levels of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus, bovine herpesvirus-1 and -4, and circulation of different bovine herpesvirus-4 genotypes in dairy cattle with clinical mastitis


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Fig. 1

Changes in bovine viral diarrhoea virus (A) and bovine herpesvirus-1 (B) levels between serum and milk samples collected from cattle with clinical mastitis and healthy cattle
Changes in bovine viral diarrhoea virus (A) and bovine herpesvirus-1 (B) levels between serum and milk samples collected from cattle with clinical mastitis and healthy cattle

Fig. 2

Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine viral diarrhoea virus expressed as sample/ positive ratio in cattle with clinical mastitis (A) and healthy cattle (B)
Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine viral diarrhoea virus expressed as sample/ positive ratio in cattle with clinical mastitis (A) and healthy cattle (B)

Fig. 3

Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine herpesvirus-1 expressed as percent positivity in cattle with clinical mastitis (A) and healthy cattle (B)
Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine herpesvirus-1 expressed as percent positivity in cattle with clinical mastitis (A) and healthy cattle (B)

Fig. 4

Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine herpesvirus-4 expressed as percent positivity in cattle with clinical mastitis
Bland–Altman plot with 95% limit of agreement of serum and milk samples analysed for bovine herpesvirus-4 expressed as percent positivity in cattle with clinical mastitis

Fig. 5

Phylogenetic tree for the partial gB gene of bovine herpesvirus-4 strains after sequence alignment compared with other sequences deposited in the GenBank database. Bar – number of base substitutions per site
Phylogenetic tree for the partial gB gene of bovine herpesvirus-4 strains after sequence alignment compared with other sequences deposited in the GenBank database. Bar – number of base substitutions per site

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) levels in serum and milk taken from cattle with clinical mastitis and healthy cattle

P-values
Virus State of health Serum mean ± SD ELISA cut-off Milk mean ± SD ELISA cut-off Sample State of health Sample × state of health
Healthy 90.24±3.74a,A 80.66±6.99b,A
BVDV Mastitic 94.71±1.39a,B ≥35% 93.76±2.87b,B ≥0.3 <0.001 0.003 0.156
Healthy 90.24±3.74a,A 80.66±6.99b,A
BoHV-1 Mastitic 94.71±1.39a,B ≥35% 93.76±2.87b,B ≥25% <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Primers used in PCR for detection of BoHV-1 and BoHV-4

Virus Target gene/amplicon size (bp) Primers Sequence (5′–3′) Reference
BoHV-1 gC/575 PF1 CGGCCACGACGCTGACGA (15)
PF2 CGCCGCCGAGTACTACCC
BoHV-4 gB/615 gB1 CCCTTCTTTACCACCACCTACA (29)
gB2 TGCCATAGCAGAGAAACAATGA

Bovine herpesvirus-4 (BoHV-4) levels in serum and milk samples collected from cattle with clinical mastitis

Sample
Serum Milk ELISA cut-off P-value
BoHV-4 positivity rate (%) Mean ± SD 110.85 ± 34.39 145.64 ± 51.75 ≥30% <0.001
BoHV-4 positivity degree* Mean ± SD 3.15 ± 1.05 3.97 ± 1.08
Median (min–max) 3 (1–5) 4 (2–5) <0.001
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