Two mature cows died and 21 cattle had diarrhea during an epizootic of bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease (bvd-md) diagnosed on the basis of clinical signs, gross lesions, and serologic tests. Of 29 cattle pregnant during the epizootic, 19 had normal calves, 8 aborted, and 2 had calves (at term) with cerebellar hypoplasia and degeneration. One aborted fetus with a grossly normal brain had histologic evidence of cerebellar hypoplasia and degeneration. The dams of the calves born with cerebellar disorders were 134, 152, and 183 days pregnant at the estimated time of maternal infection.
Bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease, abortion, and congenital cerebellar hypoplasia in a dairy herd.
R. Kahrs,F. W. Scott,A. de Lahunta
Published 1970 in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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- Publication year
1970
- Venue
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Publication date
1970-04-01
- Fields of study
Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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- bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease
A viral disease syndrome of cattle that can involve mucosal lesions and gastrointestinal illness.
Aliases: BVD-MD
- cerebellar degeneration
Degenerative pathology affecting the cerebellum in the affected fetuses or calves.
- congenital cerebellar hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of the cerebellum present in calves born with neurologic defects.
Aliases: cerebellar hypoplasia
- diarrhea
Loose or frequent feces observed as a clinical sign in affected cattle.
- maternal infection
Infection of the dam during gestation, estimated here by days pregnant at the time of infection.
Aliases: maternal exposure
- pregnant cattle
Cows carrying fetuses during the epizootic period described in the abstract.
Aliases: pregnant cows
- term calves
Calves delivered at the end of gestation rather than prematurely or aborted.
Aliases: calves (at term)
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