Animal health organisations launch cross-border BVD awareness campaign

BVD is of particularly high prevalence in counties Monaghan, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh, according to the AHI and the AHWNI who have recently launched a cross-border campaign

The AHI and the AHWNI want to increase awareness of the highly contagious viral disease as it weakens animals’ immune systems, causing reproductive losses and long-term herd health problems that can quickly spread. File photo

The new cross-border Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) campaign was officially launched this week.

Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) have officially launched the new campaign, intending to address the increased BVD prevalence in counties on both sides of the border.