One-shot vaccine boasts improved control over BVD

摘要

A bovine viral dianhoea (BVD) vaccine that only requires one shot and protects cattle against BVD type 1 and 2 has been launched.Bovela, from Boehringer Ingel-heim Vetmedica, will be available to farmers from the start of April.It could help make the management and control of BVD easier due to its one-shot dose, which can be used in cattle from three months of age and also when pregnant.Currently, other BVD vaccines require a two-dose primary course with boosters annually or even every six months. It is this feature that Allan Henderson of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica claims willhave a positive influence on BVD control.