Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species (No. and Sex; Mean Age) | ELISA | |
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No. of Tested | No. (%) of Positive | |
Chamois (16 ♂, 13 ♀; 2) * | 29 | 0 |
Mouflon (3 ♂, 6 ♀; 1) * | 9 | 1 (11.1%) |
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Kuhar, U.; Vengušt, D.Ž.; Vengušt, G. Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia. Animals 2022, 12, 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081032
Kuhar U, Vengušt DŽ, Vengušt G. Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia. Animals. 2022; 12(8):1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081032
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuhar, Urška, Diana Žele Vengušt, and Gorazd Vengušt. 2022. "Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia" Animals 12, no. 8: 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081032
APA StyleKuhar, U., Vengušt, D. Ž., & Vengušt, G. (2022). Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia. Animals, 12(8), 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12081032