African Swine Fever Virus: Bluetongue Virus

by Peter G. Howell, William R. Hess, Daniel W. Verwoerd

Bluetongue may be described as an acute insect borne disease of ruminants, manifested clinically in sheep by a catarrhal inflammation of the mucous mem- branes of the digestive and respiratory systems and associated with degenerative changes in the skeletal musculature. The profound emaciation and weakness which follow the acute disease are responsible for a protracted convalescence and for serious economic losses due to diminished productivity. II...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3709139899
• ISBN13: 9783709139899
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"