• 대한수의학회지
• /
• 제45권2호
• /
• pp.233-238
• /
• 2005

We examined the teats of slaughtered cattles to investigate the prevalence of papilloma and to detect bovine papilloma virus (BPV) from those samples. Among 880 heads, 432 (49.0%) was Holstein and 448 (51.0%) was Korean native cattle. Grossly, out of 432 heads (Holstein), 263 (60.8%) had papilloma lesions on teats. However, out of 448 heads (Korean native cattle), only 33 (7.4%) had papilloma lesions on teats. Immunohistochemically, BPV antigen was detected in 35 heads (22.9%) of 153 (Holstein) which had papilloma lesions. But, in Korean native cattle, BPV antigen was detected in 1 head (3.8%) of 26. Electronmicroscopically, in Holstein papilloma cases, BPV particles was detected in 31 heads (39.2%) of 79. This study revealed that papilloma was very prevalent in holstein teats, Korea and the prevalence of papilloma in Holstein was 8 times higher than that of Korean native cattle. Moreover, it was needed to consider gross and histopathological lesions to confirm BPV infection on teats because the sensitivity of immunohistochemistry and electronmicroscopy was not high.

• 대한수의학회지
• /
• 제38권2호
• /
• pp.353-358
• /
• 1998

A mysterious disease with vesicle-like nodules in dairy cattle udder has been drawn attention to the foreign animal disease expert at the National Veterinary Research Institute. Immediately dispatched foreign animal disease expert, pathologist and regional veterinary officials executed quarantine nearby affected farm area to prevent transmission of the pathogen which was possibly contagious vesicular disease agents in domestic animals such as FMD or SVD. Proper samples were collected for the laboratory examination. Vesicle-like lesions were only detected in lactating dairy cattle and no distinct clinical signs have been observed in affected animals. Parapox and papillomavirus particles have been demonstrated on electromicroscopical examination from nodular samples of udder lesions of the dairy cattle. Characteristic papilloma virus particles with 55nm in diameter and parapoxvirus with 150nm in diameter and 350nm long oval shape particles were detected and confirmed by embryonated chicken egg inoculation.