Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus: Diagnosis, Management ,and Control

Sagar M. Goyal, DVM, PhD, Chair of the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Julia F. Ridpath, DVM, PhD, Virus and Prion Diseases of Livestock, NADC/ARS/USDA, Ames, Iowa.

Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction and History. (Dirk Deregt). 2. Distribution and Prevalence. ( Hans Houe). 3. Virus Classification and Molecular Virology. (Julia F. Ridpath). 4. Virus Replication. (S. K. Hietala and B.M. Crossley). 5. Virus Transmission. (Mark C. Thurmond). 6. Clinical Features. (James F. Evermann and George M. Barrington). 7. Pathogenesis. (E. Liebler-Tenorio). 8. Reproductive Disease and Persistent Infections. (Kenny V. Brock, Daniel L. Grooms, and M. Daniel Givens). 9. Immunity and Immunosuppression. (Sanjay Kapil, Paul Walz, Melinda Wilkerson and Harish Minocha). 10. Hosts. (Trevor R. Ames). 11. Interactions of Virus and Host. (John D. Neill). 12. Diagnosis. (Sagar M. Goyal). 13. Vaccines. (Robert L. Fulton). 14. Management Systems and Control Programs. (Robert L. Larson). 15. Conclusions and Future Research. (Julia F. Ridpath and Sagar M. Goyal). Index.