Diagnosis of clinical cases of the nervous form of Maedi-Visna in 4- and 6-month-old lambs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 655-658

  Benavides, Julio ^a   García Pariente, Carlos ^a   Carmen Ferreras, M ^a   Fuertes, Miguel ^a   Francisco Garcia Marin J ^a   Pérez, Valentín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lentivirus; Maedi Visna; Nervous; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEAT INDUSTRY; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECUMBENCY; SHEEP DISEASE; VISNA VIRUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; PNEUMONIA, PROGRESSIVE INTERSTITIAL, OF SHEEP; SHEEP; VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; LENTIVIRUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36048979308     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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