Article
Scrapie epidemic in a fully PrP-genotyped sheep flock.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2002
Baylis M, Goldmann W, Houston F, Cairns D, Chong A, Ross A, Smith A, Hunter N, McLean A R
Abstract excerpt
In scrapie-affected sheep flocks, host PrP genotype plays a vital role in determining which sheep will succumb to scrapie and the incubation period. Consequently, within-flock scrapie dynamics is best understood within the context of the genotype profile of the flock. Here we describe a 17 month epidemic of scrapie in a commercially farmed flock of 230 genotyped Texel sheep. At the start of the study, 70% of the...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Prions
- Scrapie
- Sheep
- Survival Rate