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Increased parasite resistance and recurrent airway obstruction in horses of a high-prevalence family.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Neuhaus S, Bruendler P, Frey C F, Gottstein B, Doherr M G, Gerber V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) shares many characteristics with human asthma. In humans, an inverse relationship between susceptibility to asthma and resistance to parasites is suspected. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Members of a high-incidence RAO half-sibling family (F) shed fewer strongylid eggs compared with RAO-unaffected pasture mates (PM) and that RAO-affected horses shed fewer eggs than...
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