Bovine Parainfluenza-3 Virus (BPI-3V) is one of the most viral agents that causes respiratory diseases in beef and dairy cattle. This study is considered the first study in Iraq to evaluate some clinical and some epidemiological features of BPI-3V infection in cows and investigated the presence of the virus by using direct enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) and Real-Time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction Real-Time RT-qPCR based on primers and Taq-Mam probe specific for nucleoprotein gene of BPI-3V according to National Center for Biotechnological Information...

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease caused by an Aphthovirus in the family Picornaviridae. The present study was designed for the isolation of FMD virus and detection of its predominant serotypes affected cattle and sheep in middle of Iraq provinces (AI-Diwaniyah, Baghdad, Babil, Al-Najaf and Karbala) by using tissue culture, ELISA and real time PCR techniques, moreover the study was also conducted to study some clinical, epidemiological aspects of the disease. The study was carried out during the period from October 2011 to May 2012. Oral, feet tissues,...