Protect your farm from the scourge of BVD, says Teagasc
Noel Byrne, farm manager of the Teagasc Ballydague farm near Fermoy, Co Cork, told the attendance of about 330 at the recent Animal Health Ireland (AHI) conference on the disease that Teagasc had the facilities to detect the problem early and implement appropriate measures — but BVD still affected reproductive and financial performance, and the impact was still being felt.
He advised farmers: “Know your BVD status. If there is no active infection in the herd, take appropriate measures to keep it out. If there is active infection, implement a control programme to include testing of calves.”
