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BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea)
Eliminating PI Animals Makes Economic Sense
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...
Persistently Infected Calves Cost
In a recent study of cattle herds in southern Oklahoma, nearly 17% of the ranches had at least one BVD persistently infected (PI) calf in the 2006 calf crop...
Dealing with PI calves
Persistent infection (PI) of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) has received a great deal of attention in recent years. BEEF has featured several articles on...
Finding PIs
Health management programs are popping up around the country to investigate the role of screening cattle for persistent infection (PI) of the bovine viral...
Biosecurity Is Essential In Keeping BVD Away
Montana BVD-PI Screening Project Creating Awareness
PI sorting pays big money
With the advent of practical, affordable diagnostic tests, producers have been able to start unraveling the immuno-suppressive impact that cattle persistently...
PI Calves Cost Both Ways
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
