Volume 71 (2021) Issue: 2021 No#3

Seroprevalence of Bovine viral diarrhea on smallholder farms on the territory of Belgrade city

Author(s): Zorana Zurovac Sapundžić, Milan Ninković, Dimitrije Glišić, Bojan Milovanović, Jadranka Žutić, Branislav Kureljušić, Vesna Milićević

Keywords:Belgrade, Bovine viral diarrhea, BVDV, cattle, ELISA, seroprevalence

Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is a viral disease of cattle with a high economic impact. To estimate the seroprevalence of Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection of cattle on smallholder farms we included 78 smallholder farms in the Belgrade epizootiological area where 318 blood serum samples from cattle were collected, and subsequently tested. The samples were analyzed using a commercially available competitive enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies against BVDV. The obtained results showed an overall seroprevalence of 3.8% whereas the seroprevalence on herd level varied from 0% to 80%. The obtained results showed a relatively low seroprevalence of BVD infection on smallholder farms on the territory of Belgrade city.