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B V D S T U D Y R E P O R T
SPRING 2010 ISSUE
I S AB E L L E TRUY E R S
Orkney's farmers continue to benefit
from detailed information generated
by Isabelle Truyers, a veterinary
surgeon doing a residency at the
University of Glasgow.
As part of her three-year residency training
programme with Northvet Veterinary
Group, Isabelle embarked on a major
study investigating the epidemiology,
clinical consequences and economics of
Orkney's BVD eradication scheme as part
of a joint project with Northvet, the Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, the University of
Glasgow and supported by the RCVS Trust.
To date, the project has proved invaluable
in coordinating and analysing the vast
amount of animal testing data that the
scheme has generated. As well as giving
a retrospective view on what the scheme
has achieved so far, the project is also
providing useful evidence-based guidance
and encouragement to other eradication
schemes which are starting throughout
the UK.
Isabelle's work has generated interest
amongst Orkney's farmers who have been
generally very co-operative in allowing
the data to be used. In addition, Isabelle
has investigated individual farms which
have suffered a breakdown in their
BVD-free status.
Initial findings from Isabelle's work
including the strategies used and the
results obtained by the Orkney BVD
eradication scheme, have been
submitted for publication in a
peer-reviewed veterinary journal.
ISABELLE’S
INITIAL FINDINGS
LIVESTOCK MATTERS
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Detailed study providing further
invaluable information