Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in sheep?

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-120

  Schreuder, B E C ^a   Somerville, R A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Cleavage; Differentiation; Experimental transmission; Glycosylation; Review; Risk assessment; Scrapie; Sheep; Strain; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038377456     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.22.1.1387     Document Type: Review

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