Blindness in South Hampshire sheep: A neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis

Authors: Jolly RD, West DM
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 24, Issue 6, pp 123, Jun 1976
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Eye/opthalmology, Genetics, Inherited disease/conditions, Nervous system/neurology, Clinical examination
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Two 18-month-old South Hampshire rams from the same flock were presented to us with a history of abnormal behaviour in as much as “they were difficult to shift with dogs and acted like pet lambs”. Clinical examination showed both of them to be blind, and they also exhibited mild ataxia and generalized tremors when excited. Although in good colndition they were poorer than others in the group. Necropsy revealed that the brains of both were less than two-thirds normal size…

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