Article
Immune responsiveness of lambs selected for resistance to haemonchosis.
Research in veterinary science - 1 May 1993
Gill H S, Colditz I G, Watson D L
Abstract excerpt
Several parameters of immune competence were measured in lambs with genetic resistance to Haemonchus contortus and in lambs with average susceptibility to H contortus (random-bred). Increase in skinfold thickness following intradermal injection was greater in resistant lambs for concanavalin A an...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibody Formation
- Brucella abortus
- Genotype
- Haemonchiasis
- Haemonchus
- Immunity, Innate
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Ovalbumin
- Parasite Egg Count
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
- Skin Tests
- T-Lymphocytes