Temperature sensitive strain of bovine viral diarrhoea virus

摘要

Disclosed is a temperature - sensitive (ts) mutant of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) virus which shows a considerably limited replication ability at the animal body temperature. The mutant is prepared by reacting wild-type BVD with a chemical mutagen such as nitrous acid. The mutant virous is advantageously used in vaccine compositions because it is capable of inducing immunity in bovines without causing serious side effects.