IBR situation in France

• Cattle number: 19 m
• IBR status: Positive
• Official IBR eradication plan:National eradication program.

  Since November 2006:
  

  - Every animal is tested by serologie
  

  • Every seropositive animal will be vaccinated or culled
  • There are 3 differents categories of herd : (no more Herd with unknown status)
    • Infected herd
    • IBR-free herd : category A, all animals are gB negatives, vaccination is forbidden in this herd
    • IBR- controlled: category B, all animal from 12 to 48 month are gB negative, there are some cattle more than 48 month old gB positive. These one have to be vaccinated (in accordance to the AMM) in order to avoid virus shedding.
• National plan:
  • Serological test obligatory for purchased animals since may 2006
• Since November 2006:
  • Every animal will be tested
  • Every seropositive animal will be vaccinated
• IBR herd/individual prevalence based on herds with known status aaaa (2005-2006 data:):
  • Dairy cattle: 4.7%
  • Beef cattle: 10%
  • Herds with A or B status: 44%
• Vaccination: Both conventional and marker vaccines (live and inactivated) are available and used in the field. The official tests are only gB antibody serological tests.

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