Bovine adenovirus

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Bovine adenovirus
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Varidnaviria
Kingdom:	Bamfordvirae
Phylum:	Preplasmiviricota
Class:	Tectiliviricetes
Order:	Rowavirales
Family:	Adenoviridae
Groups included
Bovine mastadenovirus A Bovine mastadenovirus B Bovine mastadenovirus C Bovine atadenovirus D Bovine atadenovirus E
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Other adenoviruses

Bovine Adenovirus, also known as BAdV, is a member of the Adenoviridae family that causes disease in cattle. There are 10 serotypes recognised and the virus had a worldwide distribution—being particularly common in Africa and Central America.

Infection usually results in disease of the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract. Infection may also cause ocular or generalised signs and may contribute to enzootic pneumonia, depending on the serotype of the virus. However, infection may not always result in disease as the virus can be isolated in healthy cattle.

Once infected, the cattle shed the virus for approximately 10 days in the respiratory secretions or feces—some cattle may become persistently infected, resulting in excretion of the virus for much longer.