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Vets view: Maintaining BVD-free status in herds

The difficulties of maintaining BVD-free status and the need for absolute attention to detail were highlighted by vet Magda Sioukiouroglou in a recent case involving a dairy farm in South Wales. Hannah Park reports.

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Vets view: Maintaining BVD-free status in herds

The difficulties of maintaining BVD-free status and the need for absolute attention to detail were highlighted by vet Magda Sioukiouroglou in a recent case involving a dairy farm in South Wales. Hannah...

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