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Table 2 BTM surveillance and testing of individual sera for antibodies agains BHV-1 in 1990–2003

From: Epidemiology and eradication of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) virus in Finland

Year

No of bulk-tank milk samples

No positive

No of individual serum samples

No of new positive

No of serum samples from beef animals

No positive

1990

9879(a

3

2420

0

-

-

1991

36899

1(b

6224

90

-

-

1992

37923

1(b

7496

0

-

-

1993

34115

1(b

4954

0

3248

0

1994

34169

1(b

5210

0

12764

0

1995

32588

0

3078

0

2544

0

1996

30569

0

2343

0

2839

0

1997

28577

0

2903

0

2845

0

1998

26934

0

2125

0

2758

0

1999

24872

0

2296

0

2920

0

2000

22698

0

2688

0

2899

0

2001

21040

0

2407

0

2996

0

2002

19870

0

2021

0

2816

0

2003

18519

0

2321

0

6753

0

  1. (a: A sample, 1/4 of the total herds
  2. (b: Same herd, slaughtered in 1994