Dutch bovine viral diarrhea virus control program: Evaluation 2018-2023

E. E. C. Strous; P. I. H. Bisschop; G. van Schaik; M. H. Mars; H. W. F. Waldeck; C. G. M. Scherpenzeel; B. de Roo; P. Wever; I. M. G. A. Santman-Berends

doi:10.3168/jds.2024-25798

Dutch bovine viral diarrhea virus control program: Evaluation 2018-2023

E. E. C. Strous^*, P. I. H. Bisschop, G. van Schaik, M. H. Mars, H. W. F. Waldeck, C. G. M. Scherpenzeel, B. de Roo, P. Wever, I. M. G. A. Santman-Berends

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Abstract

Since 2018, Dutch dairy farmers have been obliged to opt for 1 of 4 routes to achieve bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) freedom in the national BVDV eradication program. This observational study evaluated efficacy of the total BVDV program using indicators such as the number of persistently infected (PI) cattle, the percentage of dairy herds with a BVDV-free status, and the percentage of BVDV-free dairy herds with evidence of introduction of BVDV, as well as a cost calculation per route. The Dutch BVDV program appeared to successful, as the percentage of BVDV-free dairy herds increased from 59% at the start of the program to 89% by the end of 2023. The number of PI detected each quarter declined from 500 PI in the third quarter of 2019 to PI in the last quarter of 2023. The percentage BVDV-free dairy herds with evidence of (re)introduction of BVDV decreased from 1.29% per quarter in the first year of the mandatory program to 0.25% per quarter by the end 2023. In Europe, BVDV control program designs are often tailored to the country's specific situation, such the prevalence at the start of eradication, risk profile of country or herd, desired speed of eradication, and available funds. These results show that the Dutch approach, in which multiple routes can be followed toward BVDV freedom, is successful.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2780-2794
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Dairy Science
Volume	108
Issue number	3
Early online date	17 Dec 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-25798
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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This study was financed by the Dutch Dairy Board (ZuivelNL, the Hague, the Netherlands) as the Dutch BVDV control program is executed by Royal GD (Deventer, the Netherlands) on the instructions of the Dutch dairy sector. Professor Mirjam Nielen is sincerely acknowledged for the valuable suggestions provided during the preparations of this manuscript. This study was financed by the Dutch Dairy Board (ZuivelNL, the Hague, the Netherlands), as the Dutch BVDV control program is executed by Royal GD (Deventer, the Netherlands) on the instructions of the Dutch dairy sector. Mirjam Nielen (Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands) is sincerely acknowledged for the valuable suggestions provided during the preparations of this manuscript. No human or animal subjects were used, so this analysis did not require approval by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee or Institutional Review Board. The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest. Nonstandard abbreviations used: BVD = bovine viral diarrhea; BVDV = bovine viral diarrhea virus; PI = persistently infected; RAP = Running Animal Health Program; RVO = Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

Funders
Dutch Dairymen Board
Ketenorganisatie van de zuivelsector
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Keywords

BVDV
control program
dairy cattle
eradication

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