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Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

Other Names: Jaagsiekte, Ovine Pulmonary Carcinoma, Ovine Pulmonary Adenomatosis, Sheep Pulmonary Adenomatosis
Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma is a contagious viral disease of sheep that results in pulmonary neoplasia in some animals.
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  • Betaretrovirus
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ovine-pulmonary-adenocarcinoma: Sheep, lung. The lungs fail to deflate and are mottled with coalescing to diffuse proliferative areas (pale pink) with red areas of atelectasis.
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