Pestivirus infection in a llama (Llama glama)

Authors: Motha MXJ, Tham K
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 40, Issue 3, pp 126, Sep 1992
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Camelid, Lamoid, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Viral, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Cattle, sheep, goats and a llama (Lama glama) were among several animals that were grazed at our isolation facility. The llama was introduced about 20 months ago and about 12 months later a cow and its calf, both persistently viraemic to bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV), were also introduced. On several occasions during the last 12 months, the llama and the BVDV viraemic cattle were grazed in adjacent paddocks. Recently, the llama was tested for antibodies to BVDV in the serum neutralisation test (SNT) and a titre of 1:64 was found. The llama was then rebled 4 weeks later and the paired sera were tested along with a serum sample collected 12 months previously. The original sample was…

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