Protection of Merino lambs against Haemonchus contortus by trickle infection of neonates
| Autor: | David Emery, R.J Davey, S.J. McClure |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Antibodies
Helminth Sheep Diseases Lymphocyte Activation Animal science Immune system Immunity parasitic diseases Parasite Egg Count Animals Helminths Interleukin 5 Anthelmintics Sheep biology Interleukin biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Animals Newborn Antigens Helminth Immunology biology.protein Haemonchus Immunization Parasitology Lymph Nodes Antibody Haemonchiasis Haemonchus contortus |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology International. 49:165-170 |
| ISSN: | 1383-5769 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1383-5769(00)00038-6 |
| Popis: | In two trials, lambs were trickle infected with 400 or 1000 infective larvae of Haemonchus contortus (HcL(3)), twice weekly for 4 weeks from the day of birth. Following anthelminthic treatment at 6 weeks (Trial 1) or 7 weeks of age (Trial 2), lambs were challenged 1 week later with a trickle infection totalling 5000 (Trial 1) or 10000 HcL(3) (Trial 2). In both cases, significant protection (P |
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