TSE detected in a Belgian ARR-homozygous sheep via active surveillance

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 449-451

  De Bosschere, Hendrik ^a   Roels, Stefan ^a   Dechamps, Pierre ^b   Vanopdenbosch, Emmanuel ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Federal Food Agency   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ARR; Atypical scrapie; Nor98; Resistant genotypes; Sheep; TSE

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOSITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCRAPIE AGENT; SHEEP DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847028491     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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