On the role of feral ruminants in the transmission of bovine herpesvirus 1 to domestic cattle

There is an ongoing debate in The Netherlands between farmer organisations, conservationists and government about whether the health status of feral animals jeopardises the health status of domestic cattle. In this respect, BHV1 is the most prominent acute problem. Although the compulsory eradication programme for BHV1 in domestic cattle populations is suspended, eradication of BHV1 still takes place on a voluntary basis.The objective of this thesis was to study the role of Heck cattle andred deerliving in Dutch nature reserves for the possible introduction of BHV1 in domestic cattle. Therefor... Mehr ...