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Discover the history of BVD disease

The history of bovine viral diarrhea is a short, albeit busy one. BVD was first discovered in 1946 in North America. ... Read

BVD virus: key characteristics

One of the key characteristics of the BVD virus is its’ structure; it is a small, enveloped virus which contains lipi... Read

Immunosuppression and BVD

Acute postnatal infection with BVD virus causes mild BVD disease but can lead to increased susceptibility to other bovine diseases, inclu... Read

Mucosal disease: origins and outcome in cattle

Mucosal disease is a fatal cattle disease which exclusively affects persistently infected animals. They were transplacenta... Read

BVD Type 1 and Type 2

In 1989, a new clinical condition caused by BVD was described. Up to this point, an acute infection leading to death was unknow... Read

BVD: the dangerous sneaky virus

Bovine viral diarrhea is one of the most common viral diseases in the world livestock (60-80% prevalence). The circulation of livest... Read