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leukosis
(redirected from enzootic bovine leukosis)

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leukosis /leu·ko·sis/ (loo-ko´sis) pl. leuko´ses   proliferation of leukocyte-forming tissue.
leu·ko·sis (l-kss)
n.
The abnormal proliferation of one or more of the leukopoietic tissues.
leukosis [loo-ko´sis]
proliferation of leukocyte-forming tissue.
leukosis
proliferation of leukocyte-forming tissue; the basis of leukemia.
avian leukosis
a complex of related diseases caused by retroviruses (oncornaviruses). lymphoid leukosis, erythroblastosis, myelocytomatosis and myeloblastosis are the principal component diseases. There are in addition a series of tumors of connective tissue, epithelium, endothelium and other miscellaneous related tumors.
cutaneous bovine leukosis
see bovine viral leukosis.
enzootic bovine leukosis
see bovine viral leukosis.
leukosis-sarcoma neoplastic diseases
includes lymphoid leukosis, erythroblastosis, myeloblastosis, myelocytomatosis, connective tissue tumors, nephroma, nephroblastoma, miscellaneous epithelial and endothelial tumors, osteopetrosis of birds caused by avian type C oncoviruses.
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The new system is based on table valuations and will apply to cattle that have to be slaughtered because they have bovine tuberculosis (bTB), brucellosis or enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL).
Diseases in cattle scheme begins by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The new valuation method - also applicable to brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis - was announced by the Assembly last week as part of a new package of bovine TB control measures.
Union ready to challenge TB cull values in court; ' Forbidding ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
NFUS has made its comments in response to the Executive's consultation on new proposals to rationalise compensation for cattle affected by Bovine TB, Brucellosis, BSE or Enzootic Bovine Leukosis.
NFU Scotland arguing case for individual compensation valuations by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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