11/12/2009 12:50PM
It should be noted that no BVD vaccine can be expected to give complete 100% protection from all forms of BVD infections.
10/28/2009 11:27AM
University of Wisconsin Extension agents offer these thoughts on opportunities for marketing this year’s calves at heavier weights.
10/21/2009 02:05PM
Kansas State University Extension veterinarian Dan Thompson outlined an “evidence-based approach” to starting calves during last month’s K-State Beef Stocker Field Day.
10/06/2009 02:59PM
The chronic form of BVD is associated with prolonged BVD virus infections and very poor or absent antibody titer to the BVD virus.
09/24/2009 02:51PM
Colostrum is the first line of defense against BVDV Types 1 and 2. To adequately protect all calves, each calf should receive adequate high quality colostrum containing BVDV antibodies shortly after birth.
09/09/2009 01:47PM
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) has been, is now, and for the near future will be the number one problem in calves, stockers, and feeder cattle.
07/29/2009 12:13PM
The BVD Control and Eradication Project (BVDCEP) is a joint effort of WSU Extension, Vet Clinical Sciences, Animal Sciences and the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab (WADDL) funded through WSU Extension’s Issue-focused Teams Initiative. The goal of BVDCEP is to promote cow-calf herd health by
07/22/2009 02:56PM
AMES, Iowa — For years, cow/calf producers have been advised that vaccinating calves at too young an age was a gamble. At best, according to conventional wisdom, vaccination was unneeded, because colostrum passes immune protection against diseases like BVD and BRSV from cow to calf. At worst, that “passive
07/15/2009 10:35AM
BVD is a viral disease that can affect cattle of all ages. It is in the same viral family as the viruses that cause hog cholera in swine and border disease in sheep. Scientists first identified BVD in a New York State dairy herd in 1946. This disease continues to have a heavy economic impact in the cattle