A novel approach to bovine viral diarrhea virus surveillance

Authors

  • M. D. Givens Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849
  • M. S. D. Marley Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849
  • K. P. Riddell Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849
  • YiJing Zhang Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20133815

Keywords:

BVDV, bovine viral diarrhea, persistently infected, non-invasive, methods of detection

Abstract

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) causes significant economic loss in both the beef and dairy cattle industries. A major factor in the perpetuation of the virus in a herd of cattle is the presence of persistently infected (PI) animals. They continuously shed virus and often go unnoticed. Control measures currently advise testing of all animals in a herd for the presence of BVDV. While ear notching can accurately detect a PI animal, it is labor intensive and costly. For this reason the development of a non-invasive, cost-saving method to detect the virus within a group of cattle would be beneficial to the industry.

Cover image of the 46th Conference Proceedings: An image of cattle standing in a field during th day. They are looking rather indignantly at the camera. Yellow background.

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Published

2013-09-19

Issue

2013

Section

Research Summaries 2

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