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Evaluation of immune response to artificial infections of Haemonchus contortus in Gulf Coast Native compared with Suffolk lambs.
Veterinary parasitology - 27 Sept 2011
Shakya K P, Miller J E, Lomax L G, Burnett D D
Abstract excerpt
The Gulf Coast Native (Native) breed of sheep among many others is identified as being relatively resistant to Haemonchus contortus, an abomasal nematode parasite of small ruminants. Understanding the mode of immune response that helps these breeds of sheep control infection could help design and implement appropriate control programs. In this experiment, the components of the immune response during the early...
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