Bovine viral diarrhea virus and virus-neutralizing antibody titers in beef calves at or near fall weaning.

Although the overall low prevalence of persistently infected calves was similar to that in previous reports, BVDV antibody titers were higher and the herd-level prevalence of BVDV infection was lower than in previous reports. Herd-level prevalence of BVDV infection was lower in Canadian beef herds that commonly administered BVDV vaccination to both cows and nursing calves. Calves from vaccinated herds also had significantly higher BVDV Type 1 and Type 2 titers at weaning, suggesting reduced risk from transient infection.