Livestock Workshops: eradication of disease

BVD virus is in the Flaviviridae family. There are two genotypes, BVD 1 and 2. BVD 1 occurs in the UK, and there are two biotypes: cytopathic and non-cytopathic. Most persistently infected calves have...

Bovine viral diarrhoea in cattle: an update

Eradicating BVD has many benefits for cattle industries. These range from removing financial restrictions to increasing farm profitability. The reduction in disease burden accounts for this, and...

Is the end in sight for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, or is it just a mirage?

The global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is the cause of the serious life-threatening disease known as COVID-19, has focused attention on the control of infectious diseases in people and in...