Both pregnancy and obesity can influence significant changes in the immune system. On this basis, the present study proposes to evaluate the humoral immune response of overweight pregnant mares in response to a commercial vaccine. Thirty pregnant Crioulo mares were separated according to body condition s...
Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infection causes abortion, respiratory disease, perinatal deaths and neurological disorders in horses. The natural infection and available vaccines provide only partial and short-lived protection against reinfections. In the present study, we analyzed the ability of purif...
Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is an important pathogen that causes abortion, neonatal disease, respiratory disorders, and neurological syndrome in equine populations worldwide. To evaluate EHV-1 as a cause of abortion and perinatal mortality in Brazil, tissue samples from 105 aborted equine fetuses, ...
O genoma das amostras de um embriäo e sêmen de três eqüinos, coletados em uma fazenda brasileira, foram testados para a presença de seqüências específicas dos genes da timidina kinase (TK) de herpesvírus eqüino-1 (HVE-1) e herpesvírus eqüino-4 (HVE-4) por meio de reaçäo em cadeia da polimer...
