By Peter Younis|2019-07-17T11:56:04+10:00June 3rd, 2019|Categories: General Health, ReproWise|Tags: bull testing, Pestivirus, VBBSE, vibriosis|
Herd reproductive performance is an important component of efficient milk production. Australian studies have identified several important factors that drive herd fertility. One of these is bull performance. Where bulls are used in a mating program, either alone or as a follow up to an AI period, we need to ensure that we have enough
By The Vet Group|2019-05-20T11:22:18+10:00October 2nd, 2018|Categories: Farm Services, HeiferWise, ReproWise|Tags: abortion, Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, BVDV, Pestivirus, reproduction|
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) or Pestivirus, is a virus that has the potential to cause significant reproductive and calf losses in unexposed herds. Cattle that have never been exposed to BVDV and therefore have no protective antibodies are called "naïve". After their first exposure to, and infection with BVDV, cattle develop a strong and
