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Pulmonary Adenomatosis |
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Jaagsiekte A chronic and contagious disease of the lungs in sheep and goats, first described in South Africa, which evokes lung tumour formation
Aetiology Ovine retrovirus—Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus adenomatosis the formation of numerous adenomatous growths. enzootic bovine adenomatosis porcine intestinal adenomatosis a disease of recently weaned pigs characterized by a sudden appearance of anorexia and weight loss, a short course of a few weeks and recovery in most cases. The diagnostic feature is the adenomatous thickening of the intestinal wall due to proliferation of intestinal epithelial crypt cells. Lawsonia intracellularis is the causative agent. See also ovine pulmonary adenomatosis, proliferative hemorrhagic enteropathy, necrotic enteritis, terminal ileitis. pulmonary adenomatosis see ovine pulmonary adenomatosis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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