Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)

In this episode of Current Vet, Dr. Lottie talks about bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), the clinical signs that develop (not just diarrhoea!), how persistently infected calves are created and why treatment should NOT be attempted for these animals.

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Case
01:35 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
07:10 Clinical Signs
08:42 Diagnosis
11:02 Treatment
12:13 Prevention
13:28 Key Points
14:37 Outro

References

• Lanyon, S.R. et al. (2014) ‘Bovine viral diarrhoea: Pathogenesis and diagnosis’, The Veterinary Journal, 199(2), pp. 201–209. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.024.
• Lindberg, A.L.E. (2003) ‘Bovine viral Diarrhoea virus infections and its control. A review’, Veterinary Quarterly, 25(1), pp. 1–16. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2003.9695140.
• Walz, P.H. et al. (2020) ‘Bovine viral diarrhea virus: An updated American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine consensus statement with focus on virus biology, hosts, immunosuppression, and vaccination’, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 34(5), pp. 1690–1706. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15816.
• Grooms, D.L. (2004) ‘Reproductive consequences of infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus’, Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, 20(1), pp. 5–19. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2003.11.006.
• Wang, Y. and Pang, F. (2024) ‘Diagnosis of bovine viral diarrhea virus: an overview of currently available methods’, Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, p. 1370050. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1370050.

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