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Raised awareness of bovine papular stomatitis

Bovine papular stomatitis is not commonly diagnosed on dairy farms but producers should be aware of the viral infection, as its symptoms can mimic much more serious diseases, including foot-and-mouth and bovine viral diarrhoea

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Raised awareness of bovine papular stomatitis

Bovine papular stomatitis (BPS) is caused by the bovine popular stomatitis virus; a parapoxvirus. It usually affects cattle under two years old and is zoonotic explains Heather Niman, of Bristol-based...

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