BOVINE viral diarrhoea (BVD) is considered by both farmers and veterinary surgeons in a number of countries to be one of the most significant infectious diseases affecting cattle. Several Scandinavian countries and Austria have successfully eradicatedBVD7 and eradication is well advanced in Switzerland. National BVD eradication programmes began in Scodand in 2010 and in Germany in 2011. An initial voluntary BVD eradication scheme began in the Republic of Ireland on January 1 this year, which is planned to become mandatory in January 2013. Industry stakeholders in Northern Ireland are also considering how to tackle BVD7 with a view to all-island eradication.
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