author(s)
Vipul Thakur, Mahesh Kumar, Sukdeb Nandi and Dr. Manoj Kumar

abstract
The present study was conducted to know the status of Bovine herpes virus-1(BHV-1) antibodies in the bovine population of the selected districts of Uttarakhand. Total 489 serum samples, 392 of cattle and 97 of buffaloes were collected from the unvaccinated bovine population with history of respiratory/reproductive disorders from five districts viz., Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh and U.S. Nagar were tested by micro Serum Neutralization Test (mSNT). The overall prevalence observed was25.15%. At district level, highest prevalence was recorded in Nainital (32.37%) while it was lowest in U.S. Nagar (18.00%). The unorganized dairy units had higher prevalence of BHV-1 antibodies (27.00%) as compared to organized farms (22.79%). At species level, buffaloes were found to have greater prevalence (36.08%) compared to that in cattle (22.44%). Overall, 26.32% females and 10.81% males respectively were found to harbour antibodies to the virus. It was concluded that the bovine population of the state have been exposed to BHV-1 and hence effective prevention and control strategies must be implemented to counter the loss incurred by the virus.