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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > cattle diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > cattle diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > nervous system diseases > prion diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > nervous system diseases > prion diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > prion diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > prion diseases > bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Preferred Term:

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Definition:
A transmissible encephalopathy of cattle characterized by a spongiform structure of the brain tissue, and associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
prion diseases, cattle diseases
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • BSE (animal disease)
  • bovine spongiform encephalitis
  • mad cow disease
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18992
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-10-22
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