Control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus at the national level: a brief summary of European BVD control past, present and future

摘要

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is a significant cause of economic and production losses to the cattle industry worldwide. The significance of this disease has been recognised by a number of European nations and has led to the implementation of multiple national eradication campaigns over the last 25 years. The Scandinavians were the first to introduce national BVDV eradication measures in the early 1990s and this aim was achieved over a 10 year period. The successful Scandinavian programmes havedemonstrated that eradication of BVDV at the national level is a real possibility. This article discusses the progress, testing regimens and methodologies of the various BVDV eradication schemes that are underway across Europe — from those that have now finished to thosethat are just beqinninq.