Abstract:

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease in Henan Province. 355 bovine sera from twenty cattle breeding farms in different parts of Henan province was collected and antibodies to Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) were detected by ELISA. The result showed that 85 percent of twenty cattle breeding farms were infected by Bovine viral diarrhea virus. The highest positive rate in cattle breeding farms was 88.24 percent, and the average rate also arrived at 53.8 percent. It indicated that the Bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease was widespread in the cattle breeding farms of Henan province.