Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma as an animal model for human lung cancer, because OPA is histologically similar to human adenocarcinoma in situ of the lung. Dolly the sheep, the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell, was euthanized after it was confirmed that she had OPA. Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA), also known as ovine pulmonary adenomatosis, or jaagsiekte, is a chronic and contagious disease of the lungs of sheep and goats. OPA is caused by a retrovirus called jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV). The disease has a long incubation period, and therefore signs usually occur in adult animals (over 2
Animal cafe in Taiwan, they were initially popularized in Japan. One Japanese tourist visited Taiwan and discovered the potential of animal cafe. Then he came back to Japan and established the first animal cafe in Osaka in 2004. Nowadays, Japan is known as the country which has the most animal cafes in the world. Although there are some countries in Europe and America which also have animal cafes such as Spain, Germany, France, United States, Australia. United Kingdoms etc, animal cafes are still more popular in Asian countries yet. When the animal cafe was first created in Taiwan and Japan, it was