Prevalence of rotavirus (GARV) and coronavirus (BCoV) associated with neonatal diarrhea in calves in western Algeria.

Author: Selles Sidi Mohammed AMMAR ¹ ; Kouidri MOKHTARIA ² ; Belhamiti Belkacem TAHAR ¹ ; Ait Amrane AMAR ¹ ; Benia Ahmed REDHA ¹ ; Bellik YUVA ¹ ; Hammoudi Si MOHAMED ¹ ; Niar ABDELLATIF ² ; Boukrâa LAID ¹
Author Information

1. Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
2. Institute of veterinary science, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret 14000, Algeria.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Calves; Coronavirus; Diarrhea; ELISA; Prevalence; Rotavirus
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2014;4(Suppl 1):S318-22
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the prevalence of bovine group A rotavirus (GARV) and bovine coronavirus (BCoV) in diarrheic feces from calves and the sensitive's parameters such as age group and sex.
METHODSFeces samples from 82 diarrheic dairy calves from farms around Tiaret (Western Algeria) were collected. These samples were tested by ELISA assay.
RESULTSThe results showed that the prevalence of rotavirus and coronavirus infection are 14.63% (12.2% alone and 2.43% associated with bovine coronavirus) and 20.73% (18.3% alone and 2.43% associated with GARV), respectively.
CONCLUSIONSThe present study demonstrates that the both BCoV and GARV are involved in the neonatal calves' diarrhea, where the frequency of BCoV is clearly higher than that of GARV.