A Phylogenetic and Genotyping Study of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 (BHV-4) in Turkey

Abstract

Pathogenetic mechanism of BHV-4 and its reflection on the clinical presentation is not widely known according to previous reports. 1,4,5 In performed studies so far, it has been emphasized that the vast majority of BHV-4 cases has trigger subclinical infections which leading infertility problems and losses of milk yield. 1,3,5 Genetic variability also might induce different pathogenesis, clinical diseases and latency determination, thus, molecular investigation of BHV-4 in infertile, repeat breeder animals have crucial importance in terms of dairy health. 1,[4][5][6][7] BHV-4 has double-stranded DNA in length of 144 kb