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Clinical Study with Rapid Serological Detection of Rotavirus Infection in Diarrheic Neonatal Calves

Research Authors
Ahmed Abdel-Rady*, Ahmed MA Zaitoun and Zainab MA Youssef
Research Abstract

Rotavirus is an enteritis causing pathogen in neonatal calves. A total number of 175 neonatal enteric calves were clinically examined.
Their feces were sampled to rapidly serotested for Rotavirus detection. The clinical findings on Rotavirus diarrheic calves were
anorexia, weakness, arched back with straining during defecation, variable degree of dehydration. Feces were pasty yellowish with
and/or without flakes of clotted blood. Body temperature, respiratory and heart rates were varying. The collected fecal samples were
serotested by Latex agglutination test (LAT) and Immunochromatographic assay (ICA). Results of LAT and ICA indicated that the positive
samples of Rotavirus infection were 9.68% and 8.54%, respectively. It is concluded that Rotavirus infection plays an outstanding
role in enteritis of neonatal calves of Assiut Governorate and control measures should be attained. LAT and ICA are effortlessly field
serotests in screening of Rotavirus infection in diarrheic neonatal calves.

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2582-3183)
Research Publisher
Ahmed Abdel-Rady*
Research Vol
4
Research Website
www.actascientific.com
Research Year
2022
Research Pages
29-33