A leukaemic disease of animals, especially one of a group of malignant viral diseases of poultry or cattle.
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Scientists have been able to transmit the causative agent of acute leukosis (Marek's disease) in chickens with this beetle.
Are cows which provide colostrum for your calves tested for bovine leukosis?
Derivatives
leucotic
adjectiveluːˈkɒtɪk
The study entailed investigating the serological control of 20 samples of blood and milk from leukotic cattle with ELISA and nested PCR.
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Macroscopic appearance in affected viscera, with the exception of the bursa of Fabricius, are indistinguishable from leukotic lesions induced by other agents.