Two thousand one hundred and nineteen bovines belonging to 156 dairy herds distributed among 22 counties in Passo Fundo, RS, were tested for bovine tuberculosis (BT) and bovine brucellosis (BB). The prevalence of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), enzootic bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1) was estimated by random sampling in 28 properties; considering a prevalence of infection of at least 30% and a confidence interval of 90%, 204 serum samples were tested. Among de 2119 bovines, 32 (1.51%) were positive for TB and 26 (1.22%) were positive for BB. The serological tests of the animals belonging to the 28 herds indicated the presence of antibodies to BHV-1, BVDV and BLV in 22 (92.35%), 19 (67.35%) and 17 (60.71%) herds, respectively; 11 (39.28%) properties had animals positive to BHV-1, BVDV and BLV, and in only 1 (3.57%) herd all animals tested were negative to these infections.
cattle diseases; epidemiology; bovine tuberculosis (TB); bovine brucellosis (BB); bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1); enzootic bovine leukemia virus (BLV); bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)
