Voluntary and compulsory eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Lower Austria

W. Rossmanith , M. Deinhofer , R. Janacek , R. Trampler , E. Wilhelm

A voluntary BVDV eradication program without vaccination was introduced in Austria in 1997, according to the Swedish model employing herd-level antibody tests. Since this time, identified persistently infected (PI) animals have to be slaughtered. In order to protect non-infected herds, the major routes of introduction of BVDV infection into a herd, such as communal grazing and livestock trade, have to be controlled.

Mots clés: Eradication; bovine viral diarrhoea virus

W. Rossmanith, M. Deinhofer, R. Janacek, R. Trampler, E. Wilhelm. Voluntary and compulsory eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Lower Austria. Veterinary Microbiology, 2010, 142 (1-2), pp.143. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.09.055⟩. ⟨hal-00578411⟩