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Serum antibody responses in Creole kids experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus.
Veterinary parasitology - 20 Dec 2008
Bambou Jean-Christophe, de la Chevrotière Claudia, Varo Hugues, Arquet Remy, Kooyman Frans N J, Mandonnet Nathalie
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of parasite-specific serum antibodies with the resistance status of Creole kids. The average breeding values on egg output predicted in a context of natural infection at 11 months of age were distant of 1.07 genetic standard deviation between resistant and susceptible animals. After drenching the animals were maintained worm-free during 1 month until...
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