BVD seroprevalence in the Irish cattle population as the national BVD programme progresses toward eradication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) infection remains endemic in many countries worldwide. Ireland, in common with several other European counties, commenced an BVDV eradication programme in the last decade, Managing eradication programmes requires careful monitoring of diseases prevalence and understanding factors associated with disease exposure to ensure eradication programmes remain evidence based and tailored to the evolving epidemiological situation.

Methods

In this study, we explore the seroprevalence of BVDV exposure over a four-year period (2017 to 2020) in Ireland from a cohort of animals (n = 6,449) under 30 months of age sampled at slaughter, who were born subsequent to the commencement of a compulsory national eradication programme. Temporal trends an

SUBMITTER: Barrett D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9158290 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature