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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 and to a lesser extent for phytohaemagglutinin. Both mitogens induced infiltration of superficial and deep dermis by...
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