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BVD or not BVD that is the question

  • 29-05-2013 9:16pm
    #1
    royalmeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭


    Howdy folks
    I got my first positive for bvd in a calf born about a month ago. The calf was born out of a heifer I bought as a calf and her milk is going into the tank and yet Im getting a negative on my milk sample for p.i infection. Can anyone shed some light on this


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  • #2
    whelan1
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    did you get the heifer tested?


  • #3
    KatyMac
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    TI mother produces a positive calf, but the cow gets better, sadly the calf won't.


  • #4
    royalmeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭royalmeath


    No I just got the result today from ICBF.


  • #5
    mahoney_j
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    On the milk test are u testing for bvd virus or antobodies???


  • #6
    royalmeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭royalmeath


    The thing is the calf is a month old and is thriving its hard to believe their could be anything wrong with him.


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  • #7
    mf240
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    royalmeath wrote: »
    The thing is the calf is a month old and is thriving its hard to believe their could be anything wrong with him.

    Retest him. But if he's a pi it will become more apparant with age..

    I still believe Bvd is over hyped.


  • #8
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    just get heifer tested and calf retested , then you will know, had to get a pb aa bull calf put down last year as he was positive, mother was negative, very healthy looking animal


  • #9
    royalmeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭royalmeath


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    On the milk test are u testing for bvd virus or antobodies???
    Both, virus negative, antibody positive, until today I figured the antibody positive was as a result of bvd vaccination in some stock I would have bought in.


  • #10
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    royalmeath wrote: »
    Howdy folks
    I got my first positive for bvd in a calf born about a month ago. The calf was born out of a heifer I bought as a calf and her milk is going into the tank and yet Im getting a negative on my milk sample for p.i infection. Can anyone shed some light on this
    did you retest?


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