A viral disease of cattle that causes a wide range of effects, from mild respiratory and digestive symptoms to reproductive failure, birth defects and persistently infected calves that continuously shed the virus without ever mounting an immune response against it. It is considered one of the most economically costly viral diseases of cattle in the world, and control programs increasingly focus on identifying and removing persistently infected animals from herds.
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Cattle, Livestock Bovine viral diarrhea virus is one of the most economically important viral pathogens of cattle worldwide.
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1. Bovine Viral Diarrhea (Wikipedia)
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Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), bovine viral diarrhoea (UK English) or mucosal disease, previously referred to as bovine virus diarrhea (BVD), is an economically significant disease of cattle that is found in the majority of countries throughout the world. Worldwide reviews of the economically assessed production losses and intervention programs (e.g. eradication programs, vaccination strategies and biosecurity measures) incurred by BVD infection have been published.
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A viral disease of cattle that causes a wide range of effects, from mild respiratory and digestive symptoms to reproductive failure, birth defects and persistently infected calves that continuously shed the virus without ever mounting an immune response against it.
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