Alternative Molecular Tools for the Fight against Infectious Diseases of Small Ruminants: Native Sicilian Sheep Breeds and Maedi-Visna Genetic Susceptibility

Alternative Molecular Tools for the Fight against Infectious Diseases of Small Ruminants: Native Sicilian Sheep Breeds and Maedi-Visna Genetic Susceptibility

Maedi-visna (MV) is a disease caused by small ruminant lentiviruses. It is included in the list of notifiable terrestrial animal diseases due to economic losses and animal welfare harm in the sheep sector. To date, control programs remain the onliest approach to avoiding infection. The allelic varia...

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Main Authors: Serena Tumino, Marco Tolone, Paola Galluzzo, Sergio Migliore, Tiziana Sechi, Salvatore Bordonaro, Roberto Puleio, Antonello Carta, Guido Ruggero Loria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
<i>TMEM154</i> gene
maedi-visna
susceptibility
autochthonous sheep
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1630

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