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A presumed inherited spongiform leucoencephalomyelopathy of Romney lambs in New Zealand

Authors: Manktelow BW, Gill JM, Hartley WJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 45, Issue 5, pp 199-201, Oct 1997
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Genetics, Inherited disease/conditions, Locomotor, Nervous system/neurology, Muscle/myology, Disease/defect, Pathology
Article class: Short Communication

Abstract: This paper records a unique ovine encephalomyelopathy seen on several farms in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It occurred in 2-3 month-old Romney lambs as a rapidly progressive posterior paresis leading to flaccid paralysis. Pathologically, it was characterised by severe spongy vacuolation of white matter in both brain and spinal cord. It is suspected that the condition is inherited.

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