BVDFree England National BVD Elimination Scheme Break Free from BVD
Contents • Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus • BVDFree Scheme • What it is • How it works • Resources to support the scheme Break Free from BVD
BVD – What is it? • A highly contagious viral disease of cattle • One of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry • Signs aren’t always obvious – costs can be hidden • Direct = reproductive losses • Indirect = secondary diseases Break Free from BVD
BVD – What is it? • Persistently Infected animals = the main source of infection • The only way to be certain if an animal is PI is to TEST! • PIs often account for only 1 or 2 out of every 100 animals in a herd • PIs shed high quantities of virus for life Break Free from BVD
BVDFree Scheme – What is it? • First National BVD elimination scheme in ENGLAND • Voluntary and industry-led • Elimination is possible – already done in Scandinavia • Coordination with other national schemes – Scotland, N.Ireland, Ireland and Wales (once launched) Break Free from BVD
BVDFree Scheme - How it works 1. By registering you agree to all 4 steps: • Actively engage in BVD control in order to eliminate the disease from your herd • Report all BVD testing results from your herd to the national database (25p for Tag & test; 50p for antibody test from 1 st Nov) • Allow herd status and/or individual animal status to be openly accessible through the BVDFree database (no details of farm name or keeper are shown) • Do not move Persistently Infected (PI) animals other than directly to slaughter (or through a dedicated red slaughter market) Break Free from BVD
BVDFree Scheme - How it works 2. Set up a BVDFree programme on farm : • A ssess the level of biosecurity and disease risk on farm • D efine the BVD status of your herd • A ction plan for control of BVD on farm put in place • M onitor progress – annual status check Break Free from BVD
BVDFree Scheme - How it works 3. Identify the BVD status of your herd OR individual animals • Test for virus (antigen) • tissue (tag and test), blood, milk • Test for antibody • blood, milk All test results are uploaded to the national database Break Free from BVD
BVDFree Scheme - How it works 4. Check animal and herd results INDIVIDUALS • enter official tag number ‘negative’/ ‘not negative’ HERD • enter CPH number NOTE – a negative status is displayed ONLY for those herds that are CHeCS accredited until sufficient testing has been performed for a herd Break Free from BVD
BVDFree – How it works • Joining the scheme is FREE • Charges are made to upload results onto the database – 25p per test for antigen test results – 50p per test for antibody test results – Charges are to cover cost of setting up/ running national database and BVDFree Helpdesk Break Free from BVD
Resources and further information • Website bvdfree.org.uk • Email help@bvdfree.org.uk • Twitter @BVDFree #BVDFree • Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) www.checs.co.uk • BVDFree Supporters bvdfree.org.uk/statement-of-intent/ Contact your vet for more information about BVD elimination on your farm Break Free from BVD
Acknowledgements • Emeritus Professor Joe Brownlie FRCVS, RVC, London • Richard Booth MRCVS, RVC, London • Keith Cutler MRCVS, Endell Veterinary Group • Derek Armstrong MRCVS, AHDB • AHDB, AHI, AHWNI, Biobest, CHeCS, SAC, Scottish Government Break Free from BVD
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