Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is one of the most common diseases affecting New Zealand cattle. BVD is often referred to as the ‘hidden disease’ and is a highly contagious virus that has the ability to spread virtually undetected between stock.
New Zealand research has found an estimated 15% of dairy herds and 65% of beef herds to be actively or recently infected with BVD.
The cost of BVD has been calculated at between $35 and $87 per cow in infected herds. When uninfected herds are included, the average cost was estimated by economic modeling to be $54 per dairy cow per year across all dairy herds in New Zealand.
CONTROLLING BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHOEA (BVD)
Control of BVD has never been simpler. Thanks to new lab tests and effective BVD vaccination, BVD programmes can be easily set up to control and eradicate BVD on your farm.
80% OF CALVES HAVE NO MDA BY 7 WEEKS.
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Diagnose and correct a breakdown in control early, to minimise any harm
BIOSECURITY:
Testing all new stock coming onto the farm, e.g. service bulls and herd replacements
Improving fencing where necessary to prevent introduction from neighbouring cattle
VACCINATION:
Biosecurity without vaccination can be difficult and costly to achieve. Vaccination with Ultravac® BVD offers reliable insurance against PI’s and BVD losses.
Clinically proven efficacy in NZ against NZ BVD virus.
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