Article
Dermal and serological response against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sheep bred for resistance and susceptibility to fleece-rot.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 Jan 1991
Chin J C, Watts J E
Abstract excerpt
Genetically select lines of Merino sheep have been bred at Trangie (NSW Agriculture and Fisheries) for resistance (R) or susceptibility (S) to fleece-rot and flystrike. It is believed that fleece characters are primarily responsible for the R or S phenotype. When transferred to the wetter coastal...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Breeding
- Dermatitis
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunity, Innate
- Intradermal Tests
- Male
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
- Wool