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Genetically resistant sheep avoid parasites to a greater extent than do susceptible sheep.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Aug 2007
Hutchings M R, Knowler K J, McAnulty R, McEwan J C
Abstract excerpt
Livestock breeding programmes have created resistant (R) and susceptible (S) sheep that differ in their ability to control parasites through their immune function but potentially also their grazing behaviour (i.e. parasite avoidance). Using the Perendale genetic lines, we tested the hypothesis that R-sheep avoid parasites more effectively, reducing their parasite exposure/challenge, compared with S-sheep....
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