Integrated BVD

Infection of cattle with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) can result in a wide assortment of disease mani-festations. Diseases related to BVDV cause economic losses to cattle producers throughout the world due to decreased performance, loss of milk production, repro-ductive wastage, and increased risk of morbidity and mortality. There are three broad types of BVDV infec-tion: acute, fetal, and persistent. It is persistent infec-tion that is predominantly responsible for perpetuating the virus in cattle populations, and animals persistently infected with BVDV are an important target for control of transmission. The approach to BVDV control must be multidimensional, with consideration for all tools at our disposal including strategic management of the produc