Winners of 2020 BVDzero Case Awards announced

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the winners of the 2020 BVDzero Case Awards. This biennial initiative reflects Boehringer Ingelheim’s long-term commitment to promoting health and well-being of farm animals.
“Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is one of the most common diseases in cattle, causing negative health, economic and immunosuppressive consequences on the farms. We are committed to fight against BVDV and support our veterinarians and farmers with innovative preventative solutions,” commented Steve Williams, Head of Global Strategic Marketing Ruminants at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.
This year’s BVDzero press conference and award ceremony took place virtually on May 25, 2020. The award winners have been selected by the BVDzero Committee, consisting of renowned external experts in the field of bovine health, during an online meeting.

Boehringer Ingelheim provided a total prize of 15,000 euros for the top 10 clinical cases entered. Around 30 submitted cases included submissions from the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Jordan, Turkey and South Korea.

The authors of the top five winning cases had the opportunity to present their submissions during the online press conference. They accepted their prizes from Prof. Volker Moennig, Head of the BVDzero Committee.

Through the BVDzero Case Awards, Boehringer Ingelheim aims to keep encouraging the search for both clinical and subclinical cases of BVD in cattle herds. The company believes that such events will help increase BVD awareness and, as a result, help reduce its prevalence.

The top 10 clinical cases were as follows:

1.         Magdalini Sioukiouroglou (UK)
2.         Paul Crawford (UK)
3.         Laura Donovan (UK)
4.         Hans Verweij (NL)
5.         Laura-May Canonne (FR)
6.         Nikki Moore (UK)
7.         Niels Geurts (NL)
8.         Sameeh Abutarbush (JO)
9.         Rebecca Gay (UK)
10.       Anne-Cécile Thirion (FR)

Congratulations!

The Boehringer Ingelheim BVDzero team plans to continue this initiative in the future.
More information is available on http://www.bvdzero.com site (link is external).

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