Pseudorabies virus is the causative agent of Aujeszky's disease in pigs and Bovine herpesvirus 1 is the causative agent of bovine infectious rhinotracheitis and pustular vulvovaginitis.

[3][4] Alphaherpesvirinae consists of the following five genera:[4] The species Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 6 is currently unassigned to a genus.

[4] Viruses in Alphaherpesvirinae are enveloped, with icosahedral, spherical to pleomorphic, and round geometries, and T=16 symmetry.

The virus exits the host cell by nuclear egress, budding, and microtubular outwards viral transport.

Transmission routes are sexual, contact, body fluids, lesions, and respiratory.