Volume 17, Number 5—May 2011

Research

Experimental Oral Transmission of Atypical Scrapie to Sheep

Marion M. Simmons , S. Jo Moore¹, Timm Konold, Lisa Thurston, Linda A. Terry, Leigh Thorne, Richard Lockey, Chris Vickery, Stephen A.C. Hawkins, Melanie J. Chaplin, and John Spiropoulos

Author affiliations: Author affiliation: Veterinary Laboratories Agency–Weybridge, Addlestone, UK

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Appendix Video. This sheep has a tendency to sway excessively, which is particularly noticeable when it stops suddenly. Note the broad-based posture of the hind limbs when the sheep stands facing the gate.

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¹Current affiliation: Murdoch University School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

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