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Responses of bovine chimaeras combining trypanosomosis resistant and susceptible genotypes to experimental infection with Trypanosoma congolense.
Veterinary parasitology - 13 Feb 2003
Naessens Jan, Leak Stephen G A, Kennedy David J, Kemp Stephen J, Teale Alan J
Abstract excerpt
West African N'Dama cattle have developed a genetic capacity to survive, reproduce and remain productive under trypanosomosis risk. The cellular and molecular bases of this so-called trypanotolerance are not known, but the trait is manifested by the N'Dama's greater capacity to control parasitaemia and anaemia development during an infection. In order to examine the role of the haematopoietic system in...
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