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BIOLOGY > ZOOLOGY > ZOOPATHOLOGY > BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

Preferred term

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY  

Definition

  • A NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASE FOUND IN DOMESTIC CATTLE WHICH IS RELATED TO A NUMBER OF SIMILAR DISEASES FOUND IN OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES, INCLUDING HUMANS

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS
  • BSE
  • MAD COW DISEASE

Definition source

  • OLMD

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/63604d81-183a-419e-b484-2d3006e6245b

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