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−Order of prevalence in UK: cats, dogs, cattle, pigs and sheep. In the cat and ox, viral agents have been identified as the causal agents.
−* FeLV is an important cause of lymphoma in the cat.
−** 70% of cats with lymphoma will test positive for FeLV.
−** FeLV also causes a number of non-neoplastic diseases.
−*** Anaemia.
−*** Leukopaenia.
−*** Thymic atrophy.
−* Cattle suffer both lymphosarcoma and leukosis in a variety of cytological forms.
−** Bovine lymphoma is caused by [[Bovine Leukaemia Virus]] (BLV).
−*** A retrovirus.
−*** There is a juvenile form of bovine lymphoma seen in young cattle which is not associated with BLV.
:'''Time scale''' - Acute or Chronic
:'''Time scale''' - Acute or Chronic
−'''Prevalence'''
+Order of '''prevalence''' in UK is cats, dogs, cattle, pigs and sheep. In the cat and ox, viral agents have been identified as the causal agents.
−===Dog===
===Dog===