About the Authors
- Bryony A. Jones
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* E-mail: bajones@rvc.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Population & Production Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Herts, United Kingdom
- Carola Sauter-Louis
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Affiliation Clinic for Ruminants, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Munich, Oberschleissheim, Germany
- Joerg Henning
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Affiliation School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
- Alexander Stoll
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Affiliation Clinic for Ruminants, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Munich, Oberschleissheim, Germany
- Mirjam Nielen
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Affiliation Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Gerdien Van Schaik
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Affiliation GD Animal Health Service, Deventer, The Netherlands
- Anja Smolenaars
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Affiliation GD Animal Health Service, Deventer, The Netherlands
- Matthijs Schouten
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Affiliation Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Ingrid den Uijl
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Affiliation GD Animal Health Service, Deventer, The Netherlands
- Christine Fourichon
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Affiliation UMR1300 Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in Animal Health, INRA, LUNAM Université, Oniris, Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l’alimentation Nantes Atlantique Nantes, France
- Raphael Guatteo
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Affiliation UMR1300 Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in Animal Health, INRA, LUNAM Université, Oniris, Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l’alimentation Nantes Atlantique Nantes, France
- Aurélien Madouasse
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Affiliation UMR1300 Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in Animal Health, INRA, LUNAM Université, Oniris, Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l’alimentation Nantes Atlantique Nantes, France
- Simon Nusinovici
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Affiliation UMR1300 Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in Animal Health, INRA, LUNAM Université, Oniris, Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l’alimentation Nantes Atlantique Nantes, France
- Piet Deprez
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Biology of Large Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
- Sarne De Vliegher
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
- Jozef Laureyns
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
- Richard Booth
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Herts, United Kingdom
- Jackie M. Cardwell
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Affiliation Department of Population & Production Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Herts, United Kingdom
- Dirk U. Pfeiffer
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Affiliation Department of Population & Production Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Herts, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The study was funded by Pfizer Animal Health, the manufacturer of PregSure BVD vaccine. However, the funding agreement allowed us to independently publish our findings, subject to giving Pfizer 30 days notice of the results. Three of the co-authors (GVS, AS, MS) are affiliated to GD Animal Health Service, which is a private company that provides diagnostic services for livestock and carries out the national animal health surveillance in the Netherlands. There is no conflict of interest with the work that led to this paper, given that GD has no interest in the vaccine or in the outcome of the study. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BAJ CSL JH MN GVS A. Stoll MS CF RG PD SDV RB JMC DUP. Performed the experiments: CSL JH A. Smolenaars A. Stoll MS RG AM PD JL. Analyzed the data: BAJ MN GVS IDU CF RG AM SN SDV JMC DUP. Wrote the paper: BAJ CSL MN GVS IDU CF RG AM PD SDV JL RB JMC DUP.