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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. cattle diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. cattle diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. prion diseases
  6. bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Preferred term

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A transmissible encephalopathy of cattle characterized by a spongiform structure of the brain tissue, and associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • bovine spongiform encephalitis
  • BSE (animal disease)
  • mad cow disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18992

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