Abstract
Twenty-seven cows with antibodies to bovine leukemia virus were bled before, during and after calving. All serum samples were tested quantitatively for bovine leukemia virus antibodies using both the agar-gel immunodiffusion test with a glycoprotein antigen and the radioimmunoprecipitation assay with an internal p24 protein antigen. A significant fall (P < 0.001) in bovine leukemia virus-antibody titer was demonstrated with both tests at the time of calving, with a subsequent rise in antibody titer within one month of parturition. Bovine leukemia virus antibodies were not detectable using the agar-gel immunodiffusion test in two of these cows at the time of calving.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 270-271 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)