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BVD foetal protection induced by vaccination in cattle

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The results demonstrate that the use of Hiprabovis® BVD 1a strain in seronegative heifers provided significant protection against foetal infection when the herd was subsequently exposed to a high level of natural BVD challenge during gestation.

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is a pestivirus with worldwide distribution. Infections are common in New Zealand with an estimated 85% of herds infected. BVDV infection leads to a range of disease problems but reproductive failure is the principal cause of economic loss. The following trial was undertaken to determine if vaccination of sero-negative heifers with a multivalent viral vaccine containing a 1a BVD strain (NADL) was able to protect the foetus from infection with a field strain of BVDV.

 

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