Experimental transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to European red deer (<it>Cervus elaphus elaphus</it>)

Experimental transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to European red deer (<it>Cervus elaphus elaphus</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a member of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), primarily affects cattle. Transmission is via concentrate feed rations contaminated with infected meat and bone meal (MBM). In a...

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Main Authors: Reid Hugh W, Chianini Francesca, Hamilton Scott, Sisó Sílvia, Finlayson Jeanie, Steele Philip, Martin Stuart, Dagleish Mark P, González Lorenzo, Jeffrey Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/17

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