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Brown, Lara Jean
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dc.contributor.author |
Brown, Geoffrey James
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Kydd, Julia
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Stout, T.A.E. (Tom)
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dc.contributor.author |
Schulman, M.L. (Martin)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-01-05T05:14:05Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-01-05T05:14:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-05-30 |
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dc.description |
This article is based on the MSc thesis of L.J.B. entitled ‘Failure to detect equid herpesvirus type 1 DNA in thoroughbred placentae and healthy new-born foals’. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67946) |
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dc.description.abstract |
Equid herpesvirus type 1 is primarily a respiratory tract virus associated with poor athletic
performance that can also cause late gestation abortion, neonatal foal death and
encephalomyelopathy. Horizontal transmission is well described, whereas evidence of vertical
transmission of equid herpesvirus type 1 associated with the birth of a healthy foal has not
been demonstrated. This study sampled a population of Thoroughbred mares (n = 71), and
their healthy neonatal foals and foetal membranes, to test for the presence of both equid
herpesvirus types 1 and 4 using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay. Foetal
membrane swabs and tissue samples were taken immediately post-partum, and venous blood
samples and nasal swabs were obtained from both mare and foal 8 h after birth. Neither equid
herpesvirus type 1 nor equid herpesvirus type 4 nucleic acid was detected in any sample, and
it was concluded that there was no active shedding of equid herpesvirus types 1 and 4 at the
time of sampling. Consequently, no evidence of vertical transmission of these viruses could be
found on this stud farm during the sampling period. |
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dc.description.department |
Production Animal Studies |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2020 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Wits Health Consortium and a University of Pretoria Postgraduate Bursary. The article processing charges were partially funded by the South African Veterinary Association. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.jsava.co.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Brown, L.J., Brown, G.,
Kydd, J., Stout, T.A.E. &
Schulman, M.L., 2019,
‘Failure to detect equid
herpesvirus types 1 and 4
DNA in placentae and healthy
new-born Thoroughbred
foals’, Journal of the
South African Veterinary
Association 90(0), a1736.
https://DOI.org/ 10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1736. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1019-9128 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2224-9435 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/ jsava.v90i0.1736 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77917 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS OpenJournals |
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dc.rights |
© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Equines |
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dc.subject |
Placentae |
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dc.subject |
Foetal membranes |
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dc.subject |
Foals |
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dc.subject |
qPCR |
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dc.subject |
Latency |
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dc.subject |
Equid herpesvirus type 1 |
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dc.subject |
Equid herpesvirus type 4 |
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dc.subject |
Thoroughbred horse |
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dc.title |
Failure to detect equid herpesvirus types 1 and 4 DNA in placentae and healthy new-born thoroughbred foals |
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dc.type |
Article |
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