DETECTION OF BOVINE HERPES NIRUS TYPE 1 IN SEMEN USING A RAPID AND SENSITIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REAACTION ASSAY

Authors

1 Animal Reproduction Research Institute, Giza, Egypt.

2 Fac. Vet. Med.,Cairo Univ.

Abstract

polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the detection of bovine herpesvirus type1 | (BHV-1) was evaluated. Since bovine semen contains components that inhibit PCR amplification, a protocol was used to purify BHV-1 DNA from semen. The study to compare the PCR assay with the routinely used virus isolation method showed that the PCR assay is 100-fold more sensitive. In addition, the results of the PCR assay are available in 1 day, whereas the virus isolation method takes 10-17 days. It is concluded that the PCR assay is the most sensitive technique for laboratory detection of BHV-I.

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