Hairy shaker disease: preliminary studies on the nature of the agent, and the induced serological response

Authors: Forbes-Faulkner JC, Durham PJK, Poole WSH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 10, pp 236-240, Oct 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Viral, Nervous system/neurology, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Immune system/immunology
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: The nature of the agent causing hairy shaker disease of lambs in New Zealand is uncertain. A report by Manktelow et al (1969) demonstrated the transmissibility of the disease, using homogenized tissue as the inolculum, and drew attention to its similarity on clinical and pathological grounds to the condition of Border disease found in the United Kingdom. Transmission of Border disease using homogenized tissues had been previously reported by Dickinson and Barlow (1967), Shaw et al (1967) and Barlow and Gardiner ( 1969). Subsequent transmission experiments with Border disease using antibiotic treated cell-free extracts suggested a possible viral aetiology…

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