Faecal dry matter, inflammatory cells and antibodies in parasite-resistant sheep challenged with either Trichostrongylus colubriformis or Teladorsagia circumcincta.

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Sheep that are highly resistant to parasitic nematodes can suffer bad diarrhoea due to the inflammation associated with rejection of ingested larvae from pasture. We hypothesised that challenging parasite-resistant sheep indoors with nematode larvae would result in reduced faecal dry matter, and that faecal dry matter would be lowest in sheep challenged with a mixture of Trichostrongylus colubriformis and...

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