Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma 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 years of age). Clinical signs resemble a non-specific progressive pneumonia, including poor body condition and, particularly after exercise, respiratory difficulty. Unless a concurrent lung infection is present, affected sheep continue to eat. The only sign specific to OPA is a watery nasal discharge, consisting
Animal Place the “Best Sanctuary” category, earning $50,000 for the organization. Animal Place is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Animal Place Animal Place, which was founded in 1989, is one of the oldest and largest sanctuaries for farmed animals in the United States. Nestled on 600-acres in Grass Valley, California, Animal Place provides refuge to hundreds of neglected farmed animals. In addition to permanent sanctuary, Animal Place’s Rescue Ranch is a 60-acre adoption center, placing needy farmed animals into permanent homes. Animal Place extends support to all life with a special emphasis on farmed animals. This is executed by providing permanent sanctuary, education,