A weather model developed for the prediction of bluetongue virus (BTV) seroconversion in cattle was tested under field conditions by applying it to data collected during a 16-month endemic period. The coefficient of multiple determination was moderately high (85%) and is an improvement over an earlier model.
Species 1: Diptera Ceratopogonidae Culicoides (biting midges)
Keywords: bluetongue virus, Culicoides
The ESA 2001 Annual Meeting - 2001: An Entomological Odyssey of ESA