▁In fection ▁in ▁other ▁species ▁Natural ▁in fection ▁of ▁animals ▁other ▁than ▁cattle ▁and ▁buff alo ▁are ▁rare , ▁although ▁many ▁animals ▁are ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁artificial ▁in fection . ▁After ▁artificial ▁in fection ▁of ▁sheep ▁most ▁animals ▁succ umb ▁to ▁le uk emia . ▁R abb its ▁get ▁a ▁fatal ▁A ID S - like ▁disease ▁similar ▁to ▁P aste ure lla , ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁ben ign ▁human ▁sn uff les . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁this ▁naturally ▁occurr ing ▁rabb it ▁disease ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁B L V ▁in fection . ▁" Al though ▁several ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁inf ected ▁by ▁in oc ulation ▁of ▁the ▁virus , ▁natural ▁in fection ▁occurs ▁only ▁in ▁cattle ▁( B os ▁t aur us ▁and ▁Bos ▁indic us ), ▁water ▁buff alo es , ▁and ▁cap y bar as . ▁She ep ▁are ▁very ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁experimental ▁in oc ulation ▁and ▁develop ▁tum ours ▁more ▁often ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁younger ▁age ▁than ▁cattle . ▁A ▁persistent ▁ant ib ody ▁response ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁detected ▁after ▁experimental ▁in fection ▁in ▁de er , ▁rabb its , ▁r ats , ▁gu inea - p igs , ▁c ats , ▁dogs , ▁sheep , ▁r hes us ▁mon keys , ▁ch imp anze es , ▁ant el op es , ▁p igs , ▁go ats ▁and ▁buff alo es ." ▁ ▁Research ▁directions ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁close ▁relationship ▁between ▁B L V ▁and ▁HT L V - I , ▁the ▁research ▁on