IBR situation in Belgium

Cattle number: 2.66 m
IBR status: positive
Official IBR eradication plan: There is a voluntary IBR eradication program. Herds are classified in four different categories:
Status I1: unknown status, no controlled vaccination nor serology
Status I2: intensive vaccination of all animals older than 8 months, repeated vaccination every 4 to 8 months
Status I3: all animals are gE negative (two serologic controls of all the animals older than 9 months with an interval of 4 to 8 months, followed by yearly control of a selected number of animals)
Status I4: all animals are gB negative (two serologic controls of all the animals older than 9 months with an interval of 4 to 8 months, followed by yearly control of a selected number of animals)
IBR-free certification: There are two types of IBR-free certification depending on the type of test used (gB or gE). See above the procedure to achieve IBR-free certification.
IBR herd/individual prevalence: Not available
Vaccination: Only IBR marker vaccines are allowed (live and inactivated).