Displaying items by tag: BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHOEA

Wednesday, 29 November 2023 07:55

BVD cases on the rise

The Waikato region is currently experiencing a concerning surge in Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) cases within dairy herds, with the highly contagious disease potentially causing significant economic losses for farmers, according to vet and CRV national sales and marketing manager Julia Baynes.

Published in General News
Friday, 14 October 2022 10:55

Protect your beef herd from BVD

Bovine viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a common but devastating viral infection of cattle in New Zealand.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 22 September 2022 08:55

Protect your herd from BVD

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a common but devastating viral infection of cattle in New Zealand.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 01 October 2021 06:55

BVD - the gains and what lies ahead?

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is one of the dairy industry's most significant infectious diseases, causing pregnancy loss, birth defects, reduced milk production and immune suppression.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 09 July 2020 06:55

BVD stealing profit, hitting herd health

A disease equally infectious to Mycoplasma bovis and Covid-19 is threatening farm profitability and livestock health.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 22 February 2019 09:26

Bad news for sheep, cattle

Traditionally, bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) has been considered a disease of cattle. But lately it has been found to cause infections in sheep, deer, alpacas, llamas and pigs. 

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 27 July 2018 09:55

Campaign sets sights on BVD control

Dairy and beef farmers are being asked to help develop frameworks to control the disease bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 07 April 2017 11:55

$1m to fight BVD and FE

Almost $1 million will go to projects aimed at combating animal diseases from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Farming Fund.

Published in Farm Health

The funding of research into facial eczema (FE) and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), and better use of antimicrobials and disease management on dairy farms, has been boosted in the latest Sustainable Farming Fund round.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 24 February 2016 11:55

Poor conception rates may mask BVD

NZ dairy farmers are being encouraged to be vigilant about bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) which DairyNZ says affects up to 60% of dairy cows and 90% of herds.

Published in Farm Health

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