Visualizing bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-infected cells and measuring BLV proviral loads in the milk of BLV seropositive dams
Abstract Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infects cattle and causes serious problems for the cattle industry, worldwide. Vertical transmission of BLV occurs via in utero infection and ingestion of infected milk and colostrum. The aim of this study was to clarify whether milk is a risk factor in BLV trans...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Veterinary Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-019-0724-1 |