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Immunological responses and cytokine gene expression analysis to Cooperia punctata infections in resistant and susceptible Nelore cattle.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Aug 2008
Bricarello P A, Zaros L G, Coutinho L L, Rocha R A, Silva M B, Kooyman F N J, De Vries E, Yatsuda A P, Amarante A F T
Abstract excerpt
Cellular and humoral immune response, as well as cytokine gene expression, was assessed in Nelore cattle with different degrees of resistance to Cooperia punctata natural infection. One hundred cattle (male, weaned, 11-12 months old), kept together on pasture, were evaluated. Faecal and blood samples were collected for parasitological and immunological assays. Based on nematode faecal egg counts (FEC) and worm...
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