Prevalence of antibodies to infectious bovine rhinotrach-eitis virus in Sudanese cattle

الملخص EN

A serosurveillance of IBR antibodies in Sudanese cattle was carried out using Passive Haemagglutination Test (PHT).

The results indicated that IBR antibodies were widely prevalent in Sudanese cattle ranging from 14 % in Northern Kordofan to 72 % in Western Kordofan with an overall prevalence of 38 %.

The prevalence rate was not significantly different (P > 0.05) between various age groups being 43 %, 45 %, 52 % and 46 % in the age groups less than 1year, 1-2 years, 2 -3 years, and more than 3 years old, respectively.

The epidemiological implications of the findingswere also discussed.