Bovine besnoitiosis is a disease characterized by marked contrasts :
- between the southern and northern halves of France, revealing a gradient in the prevalence of the disease across French herds
- between herds seeking to eradicate the disease and those that claim to live with it
- between cattle showing pronounced clinical signs and those that remain infected and infectious without showing any signs
- between “super-spreaders” and other cattle
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And ultimately, does bovine besnoitiosis really matter for cattle farming?