Parsonson I M, Della-Porta A J, Snowdon W A, O'Halloran M L
Res Vet Sci. 1981 Sep;31(2):157-60.
Eight bulls were inoculated with Akabane virus and the clinical effects, development of viraemia and serological response to infection were followed. In addition semen was collected regularly from each bull both before and after inoculation. The bulls had a viraemia which occurred between days 2 and 9 after inoculation and which lasted for three to five days. Virus neutralising antibodies were detected in the serum of all bulls by days 7 to 10. Semen samples were tested for virus by inoculation of tissue cultures and by subcutaneous injection of susceptible cattle. Akabane virus was not detected in the semen using either method. The semen was usually of a standard acceptable for artificial breeding. The results of this study suggest that Akabane virus infection of the bull would not affect reproduction.
给八头公牛接种了赤羽病毒，并观察其临床症状、病毒血症的发展以及感染后的血清学反应。此外，在接种前后定期从每头公牛采集精液。公牛在接种后第2天至第9天出现病毒血症，持续三至五天。到第7天至第10天，在所有公牛的血清中检测到病毒中和抗体。通过接种组织培养物和皮下注射易感牛对精液样本进行病毒检测。使用这两种方法均未在精液中检测到赤羽病毒。精液通常符合人工授精的标准。本研究结果表明，公牛感染赤羽病毒不会影响繁殖。
