Update on Small Ruminant Lentiviruses
Autor: | Cindy Wolf |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
040301 veterinary sciences
Viral transmission Sheep Diseases Culling 0403 veterinary science Food Animals Small ruminant Animals Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus Goat Diseases Sheep biology Goats Ovine progressive pneumonia virus 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Ruminants Milk production biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Virology Highly sensitive Lentiviruses Ovine-Caprine Lentivirus Infections Neonatal death |
Zdroj: | The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice. 37(1) |
ISSN: | 1558-4240 |
Popis: | Small ruminant lentiviruses (SLRVs) have been recognized throughout the world for decades. SLRVs are a heterogenous group of viruses that can infect sheep, goats, and wild ruminants. Evidence supports cross-species infection. These viruses cause lifelong infections where they target specific organs, which can result in production losses due to diminished milk production, consequential increases in neonatal death and diminished growth, and premature culling of prime age animals. No vaccine or treatments have proved effective. Control programs rely on an understanding of viral transmission and application of highly sensitive, specific, and frequent testing regimens. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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