Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) is a betaretrovirus which is the causative agent of a contagious lung cancer in sheep, called ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma. JSRV is the virus that is the cause of the contagious lung tumors in sheep called ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA). The disease has also been called "jaagsiekte", after the Afrikaans words for "chase" ("jaag") and "sickness" ("siekte"), to describe the respiratory distress observed in an animal out of breath from being chased, indicating the breathing difficulty experienced by infected sheep. Transmission of virus is through aerosol spread between sheep. The exogenous infectious form of
Animal Airport Animal Airport Animal Airport is a British reality television series following the staff at the animal reception centre based at London Heathrow Airport. The eight part, 24 minute series first aired on Channel 5 from 22 May 2000. Was repeated on Sky Travel. Not been repeated yet on Sky Real Lives. Animal Airport was one of the first shows which were filmed at London Heathrow Airport. Made by World Television for Channel 5. (2012 return) As of Wednesday, 13 June at 8pm, Animal Airport will be shown on Animal Planet (UK TV channel) be back for a Brand New series