Intercurrence between bovine leukosis virus infection and mastitis in dairy cattle

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3777

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Bovine, Milk, Retrovirus, Intramammary infection, Bovine immunity.

Abstract

There are several factors affecting global milk production leading to severe economic losses. Mastitis and leukosis are highly prevalent diseases especially in Brazilian cattle herds. The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between mastitis and the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection in naturally infected cows belonging to dairy herds in Minas Gerais State. Additionally, the prevalence of both diseases, pathogens causing mastitis, and their association with BLV infection and persistent lymphocytosis were evaluated. The prevalence of BLV was determined using the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID) in 1,392 lactating cows from ten dairy herds. From the AGID results, 240 cows were selected and divided into two experimental groups: A case group composed of 160 BLV-positive cows (BLV-P) and the control group of 80 BLV-negative cows (BLV-N). Based on serological and leucocytic evaluations, the animals were classified into three subgroups: BLV-N, BLV-P without persistent lymphocytosis (BLV-PWPL), and BLV-positive with persistent lymphocytosis (BLV-PPL). The California Mastitis Test (CMT) was performed on days 0 (D0) and 60 (D60) in the subgroups and the milk from CMT-positive glands were analyzed. BLV infection was present in 100% of herds, with an overall prevalence of 80.9% in cows older than 24 months. Among BLV-P animals, 74% were classified as BLV-PWPL and 26% as BLV-PPL. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (73.30%), Corynebacterium spp. (12.04%), Streptococcus agalactiae (8.90%), and Staphylococcus aureus (5.76%) were predominant (61.41%). There were no statistical differences among the scores of clinical or subclinical mastitis with the pathogen type (contagious or environmental) in the BLV-PWPL or BLV-PPL subgroups. However, BLV-P animals showed higher CMT scores than BLV-N animals, suggesting a higher predisposition to subclinical mastitis in cows affected by leukosis.

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Author Biographies

Natália Amaral Ambrósio, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Post Graduate Student, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Christian Hirsch, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Christiane Maria Barcellos Magalhães Rocha, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Profa Dra, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, Capão Leão, RS, Brazil.

Marcos Túlio Barcelos Lima, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Post Graduate Student, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Dircéia Aparecida da Costa Custódio, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Post Graduate Student, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Juliana Rosa Silva, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Post Graduate Student, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Camila Prado Lenzi Tadini, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Post Graduate Student, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

Geraldo Marcio Costa, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil.

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2021-10-08

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Ambrósio, N. A., Hirsch, C., Rocha, C. M. B. M., Bruhn, F. R. P., Lima, M. T. B., Custódio, D. A. da C., Silva, J. R., Tadini, C. P. L., & Costa, G. M. (2021). Intercurrence between bovine leukosis virus infection and mastitis in dairy cattle. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(6SUPL2), 3777–3792. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3777

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