How to identify, manage and prevent BVD

Vaccination, tag testing and biosecurity are identified as key to preventing BVD across UK dairy farms

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For herds with calves showing BVD symptoms, youngstock should be blood tested to see if a BVD infection is present.
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For herds with calves showing BVD symptoms, youngstock should be blood tested to see if a BVD infection is present.

One of the biggest diseases facing the UK cattle industry, infecting at least 27% of dairy herds in Wales, is BVD. READ NOW: Opportunity to bring down mastitis infection rate A highly contagious...

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