Leucosis Explained

Leucosis is a leukemia-like malignant viral disease that is found in animals, particularly poultry and cattle.

Types of leucosis

• Bovine leucosis
  • Enzootic bovine leucosis, caused by bovine leukemia virus.^[1]
  • Sporadic bovine leucosis
  • Calf lymphosarcoma
• Leucosis in pig
• Leucosis in horses
• Leucosis in sheep ^[2]
• Feline leucosis
  • Feline leukemia virus
• Avian leucosis and related diseases
  • Avian sarcoma leukosis virus
    • Lymphoid leucosis
    • Erythroblastosis
    • Osteopetrosis
    • Myeloblastose
    • Myelocytomatosis^[3]

References

1. Book: Mahy. Brian W.J.. The dictionary of virology. registration. 2009. Elsevier/Academic Press. Amsterdam. 9780080920368. 61-62. 4th. Bovine leukemia virus.
2. Book: D.C. Blood . J.A. Henderson . O.M. Radostits . Veterinary Medicine . Baillière Tindall . London . 5th . 1979 . 0-7020-0718-8 . 611–612.
3. H. Graham Purchase and L.N. Payne, Leukosis/sarcoma Group, in Diseases of poultry, ed. by M.S. Hofstad, Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, USA, p. 360-405