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Effect of Ovar-DRA and Ovar-DRB1 genotype in small ruminants with haemonchosis.
Parasite immunology - 1 Jun 2018
Estrada-Reyes Z M, Tsukahara Y, Goetsch A L, Gipson T A, Sahlu T, Puchala R, Wang Z, Hart S P, Mateescu R G
Abstract excerpt
The effect of Ovar-DRA and Ovar-DRB1 genotypes on faecal egg count (FEC) was determined in sheep and goats infected with Haemonchus contortus. One hundred and forty-three sheep from 3 different breeds (St. Croix, Katahdin and Dorper) and 150 goats from three different breeds (Spanish, Boer and Kiko) were used. Parasitological (FEC), haematological (packed cell volume) and immunological (IgA, IgG and IgM)...
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