Haematological parameters in blood of maedi-visna virus-infected and uninfected sheep

Autor: Muhammet Eren Aslan, Ahmet Kursat Azkur, Serkal Gazyagci
Přispěvatelé: Kırıkkale Üniversitesi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Popis: GAZYAGCI, SERKAL/0000-0002-0043-6942 WOS: 000297671800017 The maedi-visna virus (MVV) classified as a lentivirus of the retroviridae family, causes a very common economically important disease in sheep, in many parts of the worlds. Presences of the infection in Turkey have been shown by researches in previous studies. In this study all blood samples were examined by ELISA and PCR to detect MVV antibody and antigen responses, respectively. Hematological findings were monitored and comparing antibody and antigen positive naturally infected (n=5), antibody positive and antigen negative (n=20), antibody and antigen negative (n=20) in sheep was done. When infected sheep were compared with control sheep, Hgb and MPV parameters were shown statistically different (P
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