[HTML][HTML] Economic losses associated with mastitis due to bovine leukemia virus infection

S Nakada, Y Fujimoto, J Kohara, K Makita - Journal of dairy science, 2023 - Elsevier
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV), which causes enzootic bovine leukosis and
immunosuppression, is widely prevalent on Japanese dairy farms. However, in the absence …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized control trial to test the effect of pegbovigrastim treatment at dry-off on plasma and milk oxylipid profiles during early mammary gland involution …

JM Strickland, JL de Campos, J Gandy… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The early period of mammary gland involution is a critical juncture in the lactation cycle that
can have significant effects on milk production and mammary gland health. Pegbovigrastim …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of bovine leukemia virus on dairy cow longevity

OJ Benitez, RM LaDronka, B Norby, DL Grooms… - JDS communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus of cattle that infects approximately 45% of all US
dairy cattle, with about 90% of US dairy herds having at least one infected animal. Studies …

High herd-level seroprevalence and associated factors for bovine leukemia virus in the semi-arid Paraíba state, Northeast Region of Brazil

GC Ramalho, MLCR Silva, BMR Falcão… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epidemiological surveys that investigate infectious diseases such as enzootic bovine
leukosis (EBL) are important. Furthermore, estimating the prevalence of such infectious …

Controlling bovine leukemia virus in a large dairy herd by selective culling based on diagnostic testing

TM Taxis, RM Harbowy, D Niles, KRB Sporer… - Applied Animal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This intervention field trial aimed to reduce bovine leukemia virus (BLV) from a
large dairy herd using a new diagnostic test to identify the most infectious cows for …