20.500.12556/RUL-128773 The principles of the voluntary programme for the control and elimination of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) from infected herds in Slovenia In Slovenia, the control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infections started in 1994. Since 2014, a voluntary programme has been running according to the national rules that prescribe the conditions for recognising, acquiring, and maintaining a BVDV-free status for an individual herd. The principle is based on periodical laboratory testing and preventive measures that need to be strictly implemented in a herd. Between 2014 and 2020, a total of 348 herds were included in BVDV antibody testing, and 25.0% of tested herds were detected to be BVDV antibody positive. To recognise the BVDV-free status of the herd, the breeder should provide two consecutive tests with intervals of at least 6 months in all animals in the age from 7 to 13 months, with negative results for BVDV antibodies in ELISA. The BVDV-free status of the herd can be maintained by implementing preventive measures and can be renewed each year with one laboratory test in the age group of animals from 7 to 13 months for antibodies in ELISA. During the 7 years of the voluntary programme, 236 herds were included in the detection of BVDV in individual herds by real-time RT-PCR method and the elimination of positive animals from herds. In 71 (31.3%) herds, at least one BVDV-positive animal was detected, with the identification of a total of 267 persistently infected (PI) animals, representing an average of 2.9% of tested animals. The cost of testing for an average herd, recognised as BVDV-negative, and maintaining its BVDV-free status within the implemented voluntary programme, was €97.64/year, while for the average positive herd, the laboratory costs for elimination of BVDV were €189.59/year. Only limited progress towards eradication at the national level has been achieved in Slovenia since 2014. bovine viral diarrhoea virus diagnostics elimination control programme cattle diarrhea true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-07-28 11:00:57 2021-07-28 11:00:58 2023-03-24 03:37:00 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 9 str. art. 676473 Vol. 8 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.2.09:616:578 2297-1769 10.3389/fvets.2021.676473 70585347 RAZ_Toplak_Ivan_2021.pdf RAZ_Toplak_Ivan_2021.pdf 1 11D075DF0C927BDE30E424EFC613FEEC a1e01479b08075d769ec42b197c5461caa302d68e9f73b25549bacddbcf8d427 e2f13b25-ef82-11eb-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=145641 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.676473/full 1 28038f47-ef82-11eb-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=145640 Veterinarska fakulteta 0 0 0