Small ruminant lentiviruses: economic and productive losses, consequences of the disease

ABSTRACT: Small ruminant lentiviruses, caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, and Maedi-Visna virus cause diseases that result in significant productive losses, mostly in dairy animals. These viruses belong to the Retroviridae family, Lentivirus genus, and constitute a heterogeneous group, which may...

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Main Authors: Dalva Alana Aragão de Azevedo, Vanderlan Warlington Souza dos Santos, Ana Lídia Madeira de Sousa, Renato Mesquita Peixoto, Raymundo Rizaldo Pinheiro, Alice Andrioli, Maria Fátima da Silva Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2018-02-01
Series:Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572017000100408&lng=en&tlng=en