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Agriculture · Q76

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 76

Q76

Bovine diarrhoea virus belongs to the family

A.
Flaviviridae
Answer
B.
Reoviridae
C.
Togaviridae
D.
Rhabdoviridae

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Bovine diarrhoea virus belongs to the family Flaviviridae.
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), bovine viral diarrhoea or mucosal disease, and previously referred to as bovine virus diarrhea (BVD), is an economically significant disease of cattle that is found in the majority of countries throughout the world. The causative agent, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), is a member of the genus Pestivirus of the family Flaviviridae.