Small ruminant lentiviruses include members that infect sheep (ovine lentivirus [OvLV]; also
known as ovine progressive pneumonia virus/maedi-visna virus) and goats (caprine arthritis …

The current study aimed to predict final body weight (weight of fourth months of age to select
the future reproducers) by using birth weight, birth type, sex, suckling weight, age at suckling …

Scrapie is a naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep and
goat. It has been known for~ 250 years and is characterised by the accumulation of an …

To assess the effectiveness of the strategies implemented in the European Union (EU) to
control Classical scrapie (CS), epidemiological data have been compared in the context of …

Understanding the genetic information of related genes is helpful for the selection and
breeding course through marker assisted selection. The aim of the current study was to …

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, horizontally transmissible prion disease of cervid species
that has been reported in free-ranging and farmed animals in North America, Scandinavia …

This study investigated the association between differences in litter size in Boer does, with
genetic polymorphisms in the inhibin alpha gene. Our preliminary (n= 209) results found 12 …

It is well known that scrapie is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in sheep and goat, which
belongs to the group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion …

The objective of the present research was to characterize the chemical composition and
volatile compounds of longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle from lambs of different …

The relation between prion protein (PrP) genotype class and litter size was analysed in
Polish Merino, Black-headed, Ile de France and Berrichon du Cher sheep in Poland. Litter …