Article
Diseases of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) in Great Britain.
Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Dec 1992
McOrist S
Abstract excerpt
The author describes an examination conducted in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy Council of Great Britain into the status with regard to disease, conservation and genetics of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris). Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) infection was detected by positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in blood from 2 of 23 wildcats and was tested and confirmed by FeLV isolation in one of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Protozoan
- Antibodies, Viral
- Carnivora
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Lentivirus Infections
- Leukemia Virus, Feline
- Male
- Scotland