The eradication experience of enzootic bovine leukosis from Lithuania

Before 1985 the situation regarding enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) in Lithuanian cattle was described only haphazardly. In 1986 serological investigations were initiated together with an eradication programme. The EBL bovine leukosis virus (BLV) situation was monitored by the Institute of Immunology...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2007-11, Vol.82 (1), p.83-89
Main Authors: Acaite, J., Tamosiunas, V., Lukauskas, K., Milius, J., Pieskus, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agar-gel immunodiffusion
Animals
anthropogenic activities
Bovine
Bovine leukemia virus
Cattle
disease control
disease eradication
disease surveillance
enzootic bovine leukosis
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis - blood
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis - epidemiology
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis - etiology
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis - prevention & control
Enzootic leukosis
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary
Epidemiology
Eradication
herd health
Leukemia Virus, Bovine - isolation & purification
Lithuania
Lithuania - epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seroprevalence
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Summary:Before 1985 the situation regarding enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) in Lithuanian cattle was described only haphazardly. In 1986 serological investigations were initiated together with an eradication programme. The EBL bovine leukosis virus (BLV) situation was monitored by the Institute of Immunology Vilnius University, national and regional veterinary laboratories. Starting in 1986 all EBL-positive cattle were separated from negative cattle into BLV-infected and BLV-free herds. To create the latter, calves were fed pasteurized milk. The seroprevalence in 1990 was 7.29%, but it steadily declined to 0.32% in 2006.
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.05.010