Published in Health Risk Factor Week, November 14th, 2006
"Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infection causes epidemics of acute diarrhea in calves and winter dysentery (WD) in adult cattle. The disease in adult cattle can cause a decrease in milk production resulting in serious economic losses," scientists writing in the Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research report.
According to the authors, "In Cuba, BCoV infections have not been previously reported. During 2004, many outbreaks of enteric disease have occurred in adult cattle from thirteen dairy farms in the central and western part of the island.
"The clinical features...
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