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MAEDI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Sheep Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maedi-visna
1, record 1, English, maedi%2Dvisna
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- visna/maedi 2, record 1, English, visna%2Fmaedi
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A disease of sheep. 3, record 1, English, - maedi%2Dvisna
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maedi visna
- visna maedi
- visna-maedi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des ovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maedi-visna
1, record 1, French, maedi%2Dvisna
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- visna/maedi 2, record 1, French, visna%2Fmaedi
correct, feminine noun
- visna-maedi 1, record 1, French, visna%2Dmaedi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont deux formes ["maedi" et "visna"] attribuables au même virus (pneumonie progressive et encéphalomyélite). 1, record 1, French, - maedi%2Dvisna
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maedi visna
- visna maedi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de ganado ovino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- maedi-visna
1, record 1, Spanish, maedi%2Dvisna
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- neumonía progresiva ovina 2, record 1, Spanish, neumon%C3%ADa%20progresiva%20ovina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maedi-visna: término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002. 3, record 1, Spanish, - maedi%2Dvisna
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Sheep Raising
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maedi
1, record 2, English, maedi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ovine progressive pneumonia 2, record 2, English, ovine%20progressive%20pneumonia
correct
- progressive pneumonia of sheep 2, record 2, English, progressive%20pneumonia%20of%20sheep
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maedi is the Icelandic word for dyspnoea, and the disease is a type of pneumonia with a very long incubation period - one to three years or even more. Listlessness and loss of condition - often after stress of some kind - are the first symptoms. An early sign is dyspnoea; after physical exertion the breathing becomes very rapid and shallow. Later, breathing becomes difficult even when the animal is at rest, and death often follows. 3, record 2, English, - maedi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des ovins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maedi
1, record 2, French, maedi
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- moedi 1, record 2, French, moedi
correct, less frequent
- pneumonie progressive du mouton 2, record 2, French, pneumonie%20progressive%20du%20mouton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pneumonie chronique du mouton islandais due vraisemblablement à un virus lent [...] L'incubation est très longue, et peut dépasser 2 ans. La masse des poumons augmente et progresse sans rémission jusqu'à la mort. On tend de nos jours à considérer qu'il s'agit de la formule pulmonaire d'une affection qui sous sa forme nerveuse est appelée visna. 3, record 2, French, - maedi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de ganado ovino
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- neumonía progresiva
1, record 2, Spanish, neumon%C3%ADa%20progresiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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