Many cow-calf producers may ask why it’s necessary to test their herd for persistent infection (PI) of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). After all, they reason, if a BVD PI calf is going to die anyway, won’t things take care of themselves?...More
Relatively new resources for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) control programs are within reach of nearly every cattle producer in the U.S. Successful and...More
At a time when it seems the cattle industry is faced with more disease issues than ever, there is one disease we have on the run. Attention to bovine...More
BVDv (bovine viral diarrhea virus) often infects cows without signs that the virus is spreading in their body. The virus has the ability to pass through...More
What’s one of the most common mistakes made with cowherd vaccination programs? It is administering vaccines for protection against reproductive diseases like...More
Montana cattle ranchers still have time to screen their herds for animals persistently infected (PI) with the bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus. And the managers of the Montana BVD-PI Herd Screening Project...More
Persistent infection (PI) of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) has received a great deal of attention in recent years. BEEF has featured several articles on...More