maedi-visna disease
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003889
Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep and goats caused by the Visna-maedi virus. It is similiar to but not the same as scrapie.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003889 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | Ovine encephalomyelitis; maedi visna disease; ovine progressive pneumonia; visna maedi disease; visna-maedi disease |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | Retroviridae infections; goat diseases; sheep diseases; Visna maedi virus |
| Translations | Spanish: enfermedad infecto-contagiosa maedi-visna |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003889",
"term": "maedi-visna disease",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep and goats caused by the Visna-maedi virus. It is similiar to but not the same as scrapie.",
"synonyms": [
"Ovine encephalomyelitis",
"maedi visna disease",
"ovine progressive pneumonia",
"visna maedi disease",
"visna-maedi disease"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"Retroviridae infections",
"goat diseases",
"sheep diseases",
"Visna maedi virus"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "enfermedad infecto-contagiosa maedi-visna"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/maedi-visna-disease/"
}
Record 3,889 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.