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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > cattle diseases > enzootic bovine leukosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > cattle diseases > enzootic bovine leukosis
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > Retroviridae infections > enzootic bovine leukosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > Retroviridae infections > enzootic bovine leukosis
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > neoplasms > leukemia > enzootic bovine leukosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > neoplasms > leukemia > enzootic bovine leukosis
Preferred Term:

enzootic bovine leukosis

Definition:
A lymphoid neoplastic disease in cattle caused by the bovine leukemia virus. Enzootic bovine leukosis may take the form of lymphosarcoma, malignant lymphoma, or leukemia but the presence of malignant cells in the blood is not a consistent finding.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
leukemia, cattle diseases, Retroviridae infections
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • bovine lymphosarcoma
  • bovine leukosis
  • bovine lymphoma
  • bovine leukemia
  • bovine leukaemia
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18963
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