Maedi-Visna and ovine progressive pneumonia.

doi:10.1016/s0749-0720(15)30362-5

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Maedi-Visna and ovine progressive pneumonia.

The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice - 1 Mar 1997

de la Concha-Bermejillo A

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Maedi-Visna and ovine progressive pneumonia are disease of sheep that are caused by ovine lentivirus and characterized by chronic inflammation of the lungs, mammary glands, joints, and central nervous system. Although tremendous progress in research has led to a better understanding of the pathog...

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Animals
Breeding
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep
Sheep
Virus Replication
Visna
Visna-maedi virus

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