Leucosis

Last updated October 27, 2025

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

↑ Mahy, Brian W.J. (2009). "Bovine leukemia virus". The dictionary of virology (4th ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. pp. 61-62. ISBN 9780080920368.
↑ D.C. Blood; J.A. Henderson; O.M. Radostits (1979). Veterinary Medicine (5th ed.). London: Baillière Tindall. pp. 611–612. ISBN 0-7020-0718-8.
↑ 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 ISBN 0-8138-0430-2, p. 360-405

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[Mahy_2009-1] Mahy, Brian W.J. (2009). "Bovine leukemia virus". The dictionary of virology (4th ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. pp. 61-62. ISBN 9780080920368.

[2] D.C. Blood; J.A. Henderson; O.M. Radostits (1979). Veterinary Medicine (5th ed.). London: Baillière Tindall. pp. 611–612. ISBN 0-7020-0718-8.

[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 ISBN 0-8138-0430-2, p. 360-405

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