Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2002. / Härtill 6 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University OF MICHIGAN.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Southern California, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Southern California, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University OF MICHIGAN. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet, 2008. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Southern California, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Southern California, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University OF MICHIGAN.

O herpesvírus bovino tipo 4 (BoHV-4) é um herpesvírus membro da subfamília Gammaherpesvirinae, gênero Rhadinovirus que tem sido detectado em bovinos sadios e com diferentes sinais clínicos em todos os continentes. Sugere-se que este vírus está relacionado com diversas doenças do trato reprodutivo de bovinos. Dessa forma, faz-se necessária a pesquisa desse vírus em amostras biológicas com potencial utilização em biotécnicas de reprodução de bovinos, com o objetivo de reduzir sua transmissão e possíveis prejuízos econômicos advindos de sua infecção. Cento e dezenove amostras de líquido folicular de fêmeas abatidas em frigorífico e 164 amostras de sêmen de centros de inseminação artificial foram submetidas a uma reação de nested PCR para detecção do genoma do BoHV-4. Foi detectado o DNA de BoHV-4 em 2 amostras (1,68%) de liquido folicular e em 14 amostras (8,54%) de sêmen. Sete produtos foram submetidos ao sequenciamento, que revelou a semelhança dessas amostras com amostras europeias. É o primeiro relato de detecção do DNA de BoHV-4 em amostras de líquido folicular de bovinos, o que pode sugerir uma nova via de transmissão desse agente. Dessa forma, as alíquotas de sêmen destinadas à inseminação artificial e os ovários destinados a produção de embriões in vitro necessitam de um controle maior para evitar a disseminação do BoHV-4 entre os rebanhos bovinos e possíveis prejuízos econômicos associados ao vírus. / Bovine herpesvirus type 4 (BoHV-4), a member of the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily, genus Rhadinovirus has been detected in healthy as well as diseased cattle in all continents. It is suggested that this virus is associated to several disorders of the reproductive tract of bovines, and the virus or its genome has been found in clinical and biological samples like fetuses, semen and cells of the granulosa. Given the lack of evidences on the circulation of BoHV-4 in bovines of Brazil, specifically from samples from the reproductive tract, this study aimed the detection of BoHV-4 DNA from semen and follicular fluids of bovines. One hundred and nineteen follicular fluid samples obtained from a slaughterhouse and 164 semen samples obtained in artificial insemination centers were subjected to a nested PCR for the detection of BoHV-4 DNA. BoHV-4 DNA was detected in 2 samples (1.68%) from follicular fluid and 14 (8.54%) of semen samples. Seven products were subjected to sequencing, which confirmed the identity of the PCR products and revealed the similarity of these viruses with European virus isolates. It is the first report on the detection of BoHV-4 DNA in bovine follicular fluid samples and semen in Brazil, which may suggest that the virus may be disseminating in Brazilian cattle through reproductive practices. In addition, the results found here point to the a requirement for the testing of such samples, in search for BoHV-4 DNA, in order to prevent the spread of BoHV-4 between the cattle herds and the potential economic losses associated.