Abstract

VILLAMIL, V. V.; RAMIREZ, G. C.; VERA, V. J.  and  JAIME, J. A.. First evidence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) genotype 2 in Colombia. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2018, vol.65, n.1, pp.11-26. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v65n1.72020.

The bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a pathogen that affects cattle. The virus has been classified into two biotypes (cytopathic and non-cytopathic) and three genotypes (1, 2 or 3) according to their nucleotide sequence. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of the BVDV genotype 2 (BVDV-2) in Colombia, through the study of four representative areas of cattle production by means of RT-PCR conducted on serum and ear notches. For this purpose, sera were collected from 379 prepartum cows, 274 calves born to these cows (before they were given colostrum), and 145 25-day- old calves. Additionally, 181 ear notches were taken from these calves. RT-PCR was performed on all samples to determine the presence or absence of BVDV. Tha samples that tested positive were further assessed by two methods to determine their genotype: a) a new RT-PCR with specific primers for BVDV-2, and b) a different PCR obtaining a product of 296 bp, which was further subjected to enzymatic digestion. The results showed that 17 (4.48%) prepartum sera samples were positive for Pestiviruses, from which 6 corresponded to BVDV-2 (1.58%). None of the sera obtained from the calves were positive for BVDV-2. Finally, 18 (9.9%) ear notches were positive for BVDV, 14 (7.7%) of which were positive for BVDV-2. The present study is the first documented evidence of the presence of the BVDV-2 in cattle from Colombia.

Keywords : Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus; BVDV-2; RT-PCR; serum; ear notch..

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