Breeding parameters on a mink farm infected with Aleutian mink disease virus following the use of methisoprinol.

ABSTRACT: Aleutian mink disease virus is one of the greatest threats to modern mink farming. The disease reduces fecundity and causes high mortality among kits. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of methisoprinol in counteracting the effects of Aleutian disease, both by inhibiting replication of the virus and by mitigating the harmful effects of the disease on the fecundity and weight of infected animals. The study included 300 individuals with confirmed infection, divided according to antibody titres into three experimental groups, which received a 20% methisoprinol solution, and three control groups, which did not receive the immunostimulant. In the mink from the experimental groups, the number of copies of the genetic material of the virus in the spleens and lymph nodes was o

SUBMITTER: Kowalczyk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768903 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature