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. 1982 Mar 1;23(1):46–52. doi: 10.1186/BF03546821

Border Disease in Norway

Serological Examination of Affected Sheep Flocks

Border disease i Norge. Serologisk undersøkelse i berørte sauebesetninger

T Løken 1,✉, B Hyllseth 1, H J Larsen 1
PMCID: PMC8295822  PMID: 6287822

Abstract

Serological examination of 4 Border disease affected flocks of sheep using the neutralization test showed antibody prevalences between 14 and 96 %. Prevalence in yearlings in 3 of the 4 flocks was 37 %, it increased with age to 72 % in 5-year-old sheep. Possible reason for low prevalence (2 %) in yearlings in one of the flocks is discussed.

Keywords: pestivirus, Border disease, bovine virus diarrhoea, sheep, serology, neutralizing antibodies

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