Michigan State, Pfizer, combat BVD
Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Extension, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health and Pfizer Animal Health are partnering to design a program to eradicate bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) eradication Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
In the five-year, voluntary program, researchers will record herd health, reproductive efficiency and the marketability of BVD-free cattle to demonstrate the increased value of these animals to potential buyers. It will also provide the industry with management strategies such as disease prevention protocols.
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