Detection, characterization, and control of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in a large commercial dairy herd.
Detection, genetic characterization, and control of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) disease in a large commercial dairy herd is reported. Precolostral BVDV serum antibody was detected in 5.3% (12/226) of newborn calves before the test and removal of persistently infected (PI) animals and in 0.4% (2/450) of newborn calves after the removal of PI heifers.
Schefers
Jeremy M
JM
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 55108, USA. sche0201@umn.edu
Collins
James E
JE
Goyal
Sagar M
SM
Ames
Trevor R
TR
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral