Clearance of Maedi-visna infection in a longitudinal study of naturally infected rams is associated with homozygosity for the TMEM154 resistance allele
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001506
Abstract: Maedi-visna (MV) is a lentiviral disease of sheep responsible for severe production losses in affected flocks. There are no vaccination or treatment options with control reliant on test and cull strategies. The most common diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: naturally infected; maedi visna; infection; resistance ... See more keywords
Brain and pituitary-adrenal lesions of Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Trypanosoma congolense infections in the West African Dwarf rams: Is trypanotolerance overrated?
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DOI: 10.1177/03009858221100432
Abstract: Trypanosomosis of the West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep is often neglected due to emphasis on trypanotolerance. Nevertheless, significant pathological changes may occur in tissues of infected WAD sheep. The purpose of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: west african; brain pituitary; brain; african dwarf ... See more keywords