Article
Factors influencing temporal variation of scrapie incidence within a closed Suffolk sheep flock.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jan 2012
González Lorenzo, Dagleish Mark P, Martin Stuart, Finlayson Jeanie, Sisó Sílvia, Eaton Samantha L, Goldmann Wilfred, Witz Janey, Hamilton Scott, Stewart Paula, Pang Yvonne, Steele Philip, Reid Hugh W, Chianini Francesca, Jeffrey Martin
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that transmission of natural scrapie can occur vertically and horizontally, and that variations in scrapie incidence between and within infected flocks are mostly due to differences in the proportion of sheep with susceptible and resistant PRNP genotypes. This report presents the results of a 12-year period of scrapie monitoring in a closed flock of Suffolk sheep, in which only animals...
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