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Strategy | Advantages | Disadvantages | "laisser faire" | - natural endemic infection – natural immunity
- self clearance is better in smaller herds (CH)
- stable epidemilogical situation due to high population density (CH)
| - Switzerland falls behind internationally (herd health)
| Insurance | - limitation of economic loss
| | Eradication | - no more economic loss due to BVD
- competitive advantages for BVD free herds
| - Considerable initial screening costs
- time-consuming and costly education of farmers and veterinarians
- residual risk: reservoirs, missed cases
| Vaccination | - limitation of economic loss
| - disease will only be controlled, not eradicated
- no marker vaccines available
- inappropriate application has consequences
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