Pathophysiology in Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta-infected sheep selected for high fleece weight

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Simpson, H V ^a   Przemeck, S M C ^a   Scott, I ^a   Thomas, D G ^a   Green, R S ^b   Reynolds, G W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Parasitism; Pathophysiology; Resilience; Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PEPSINOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTRIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; WOOL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; EOSINOPHILS; HAIR FOLLICLE; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WOOL;

OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 67349105016     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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