Major step towards eradication of BVD
The group met for the first time on May 16 and will continue to meet every three weeks for the remainder of the year, to oversee planning for a BVD eradication programme to begin in 2012.
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is an economically important disease on Irish farms, and has been identified by industry as a priority for action by Animal Health Ireland (AHI), the industry-led, not-for-profit partnership between livestock farmers, processors, service providers and government, which aims to improve the profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of livestock farmers and related industries through superior animal health.
