Assessment of concurrent infection with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and Mycobacterium bovis: A herd-level risk factor analysis from Northern Ireland

• Published in: Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 141; pp. 38 - 47
• Main Authors: Byrne, A.W., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Strain, S.A.J., McBride, S., Graham, J., Lahuerta-Marin, A., Harwood, R., Graham, D.A., McDowell, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Bovine TB; Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease - complications; BVDV; Calf mortality; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - microbiology; Cattle Diseases - virology; Co-infection; Coinfection - microbiology; Coinfection - veterinary; Coinfection - virology; Concurrent infection; Dairying; Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral; Endemic disease; Female; Ireland; Male; Mycobacterium bovis; Risk Factors; RT-PCR; Tuberculosis, Bovine - complications; Co-infection; RT-PCR; Bovine TB; Endemic disease; BVDV; Concurrent infection; Calf mortality

•Risk factors for BVDV in Northern Ireland at herd-level were assessed.•BVDV was associated with increasing calf mortality, herd size, and births.•BVDV was also associated with increasing BVDV tests and inward trade movements.•BVDV was not associated with metrics of bovine TB when controlling for co...