Bovine Viral Diarrhea Control and Eradication Project (BVDCEP)
The BVD Control and Eradication Project (BVDCEP) is a joint effort of WSU
Extension, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Animal Sciences and the Washington
Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab (WADDL) funded through WSU Extension’s
Issue-focused Teams Initiative. Working with producers and their
veterinarians, the program will facilitate BVD control in cow-calf herds in
part by subsidizing the cost of testing to identify BVD in your herd.
The goal of BVDCEP is to promote cow-calf herd health by facilitating
implementation of infectious disease control Best Management Practices and
herd screening for BVDV persistently infected (BVD-PI) animals to control
and ultimately eradicate BVDV from Washington’s cow-calf herds. The program
also provides a means for basic and applied research on the prevalence of
BVDV-PI animals in WA cow-calf herds, the economic impact of BVDV control at
the cow-calf level and genetic resistance of cattle to BVDV. BVDCEP also
serves as the foundation for building a comprehensive WA Cattle Health
Assurance Program to address the health concerns of the Washington Cattle
Industry.
For more information contact: Dr. John Wenz (509)335-0773, Email-
BVDCEP@vetmed.wsu.edu 
Last Edited: Nov 07, 2008 3:31 PM
