Abstract
Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) is responsible for reproductive disorders and abortions in cattle. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of BoHV-4 in abortions in dairy cows when the possible aetiological cause could not be determined in Türkiye. The study also provided the molecular characterization of BoHV-4 strains based on the gB gene. In this study, foetuses (n = 188) and serum (n = 50) were retrospectively used for PCR and indirect ELISA assays, respectively. In addition, foetuses with BoHV-4 were tested for the isolation of the BoHV-4 strain in MDBK cell culture. The BoHV-4 gB gene was detected in the brain, liver, lung, kidney, and spleen tissues of three foetuses out of 188 aborted foetuses. The BoHV-4 strain was isolated from the kidney of one foetus in MDBK cell culture. The three aborted foetuses were from different cows in the same herd in 2021. On this dairy farm, the BoHV-4 seroprevalence rate in cattle with a history of abortion was 96% (48/50). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the detected strains belong to genotype II. The present study shows that the impact of BoHV-4 on abortions in cattle should not be ignored. It can therefore be informative to focus on BoHV-4 in routine laboratory diagnostics for abortions without a proven aetiology or in cattle herds that have previously been infected with BoHV-4.
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