Economic Impact
BoHV-1 is a source of economic loss in both the dairy, and the beef industries in Canada due to a decrease in production, a higher susceptibility to secondary infections, and the occurrences of abortions. A particularly great cost associated with BoHV-1 involves its contribution to causing BRD (Shipping Fever), which is estimated to cost $500 million dollars to US feedlots annually.
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