An evolutionary perspective on gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-120

  Stear, M J ^a   Singleton, D ^a   Matthews, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATURAL SELECTION; NEMATODE; SHEEP; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP;

EID: 79956023847     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X11000058     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Bahirathan, M., Miller, J.E., Barras, S.R. & Kearney, M.T. (2000) Variation in susceptibility of Suffolk and Gulf Coast Native suckling lambs to naturally acquired strongylate nematode infections. Veterinary Parasitology 65, 259-268. (Pubitemid 26402848)
2. Baker, R.L., Mwamachi, D.M., Audho, J.O., Aduda, E.O. & Thorpe, W. (1999) Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in Red Maasai, Dorper and Red Maasai £ Dorper ewes in the sub-humid tropics. Animal Science 69, 335-344.
3. Bishop, S.C. & Stear, M.J. (2001) Inheritance of faecal egg counts during early lactation in Scottish Blackface ewes facing mixed, natural nematode infections. Animal Science 73, 389-395. (Pubitemid 33390154)
4. Bishop, S.C., Bairden, K., McKellar, Q.A., Park, M. & Stear, M.J. (1996) Genetic parameters for faecal egg count following mixed, natural, predominantly Ostertagia circumcincta infection and relationships with liveweight in young lambs. Animal Science 63, 423-428.
5. Bishop, S.C., Jackson, F., Coop, R.L. & Stear, M.J. (2004) Genetic parameters for resistance to nematode infections in Texel lambs and their utility in breeding programmes. Animal Science 78, 185-194. (Pubitemid 38517077)
6. Bisset, S.A., Morris, C.A., McEwan, J.C. & Vlassoff, A. (2001) Breeding sheep in New Zealand that are less reliant on anthelmintics to maintain health and productivity. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 49, 236-246. (Pubitemid 33396013)
7. Blaxter, M., Dorris, M. & De Ley, P. (2000) Patterns and processes in the evolution of animal parasitic nematodes. Nematology 2, 43-55. (Pubitemid 30322732)
8. Coop, R.L., Sykes, A.R. & Angus, K.W. (1982) The effect of three levels of Ostertagia circumcincta larvae on growth rate, food intake and body composition of growing lambs. Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge) 98, 247-255.
9. Coop, R.L., Graham, R.B., Jackson, F., Wright, S.E. & Angus, K.W. (1985) Effect of experimental Ostertagia circumcincta infection on the performance of grazing lambs. Research in Veterinary Science 38, 282-287. (Pubitemid 15091859)
10. Cornell, S.J. (2006) Modelling nematode populations: 20 years of progress. Trends in Parasitology 21, 542-545.
11. Donaldson, J., van Houtert, M.F.J. & Sykes, A.R. (1998) The effect of nutrition on the periparturient parasite status of mature ewes. Animal Science 67, 523-533. (Pubitemid 128186506)
12. Dorris, M., De Ley, P. & Blaxter, M.L. (1999) Molecular analysis of nematode diversity and the evolution of parasitism. Parasitology Today 15, 188-193. (Pubitemid 29222737)
13. Dunne, D.W. & Cooke, A. (2005) A worm's eye view of the immune system: consequences for evolution of human autoimmune disease. Nature Reviews Immunology 5, 420-425.
14. Fernández, M.H. & Vrba, E.S. (2005) A complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships in Ruminantia: a dated species-level supertree of the extant ruminants. Biological Reviews 80, 269-302. (Pubitemid 40716063)
15. Fisher, R.A. (1930) The genetical theory of natural selection. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
16. Gaba, S., Gruner, L. & Cabaret, J. (2006) The establishment rate of a sheep nematode: revisiting classics using a meta-analysis of 87 experiments. Veterinary Parasitology 140, 302-311. (Pubitemid 44260259)
17. Gamble, H.R.&Zajac, A.M. (1992) Resistance of St. Croix lambs to Haemonchus contortus in experimentally and naturally acquired infections. Veterinary Parasitology 41, 211-225.
18. Gauly, M., Kraus, M., Vervelde, L., van Leeuwen, M.A.W. & Erhardt, G. (2002) Estimating genetic differences in natural resistance in Rhön and Merinoland sheep following experimental Haemonchus contortus infection. Veterinary Parasitology 106, 55-67. (Pubitemid 34460573)
19. Hoberg, E.P. & Lichtenfels, J.R. (1994) Phylogenetic systematic analysis of the trichostrongylidae (nematoda), with an initial assessment of coevolution and biogeography. Journal of Parasitology 80, 976-996.
20. Hoberg, E.P., Monsen, K.J., Kutz, S. & Blouin, M.S. (1999) Structure, biodiversity, and historical biogeography of nematode faunas in holartic ruminants: morphological and molecular diagnoses for Teladorsagia boreoarcticus n. sp. (Nematodea: Ostertagiinae), a dimorphic cryptic species in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus). Journal of Parasitology 85, 910-934. (Pubitemid 29506303)
21. Huntley, J.F., Redmond, J., Welfare, W., Brennan, G., Jackson, F., Kooyman, F. & Vervelde, L. (2001) Studies on the immunoglobulin E responses to Teladorsagia circumcincta in sheep: purification of a major high molecular weight allergen. Parasite Immunology 23, 227-235. (Pubitemid 34205679)
22. Janis, C.M. (1993) Tertiary mammal evolution in the context of changing climates, vegetation, and tectonic events. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 24, 467-500.
23. Leignel, V., Cabaret, J. & Humbert, J.F. (2002) New molecular evidence that Teladorsagia circumcincta (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidea) is a species complex. Journal of Parasitology 88, 135-140. (Pubitemid 34250643)
24. Miller, J.E. & Horohov, D.W. (2006) Immunological aspects of nematode parasite control in sheep. Journal of Animal Science 84, E124-E132.
25. Mugambi, J.M., Wanyangu, S.W., Bain, R.K., Owango, M.O., Duncan, J.L. & Stear, M.J. (1996) Response of Dorper and Red Maasai lambs to trickle Haemonchus contortus infections. Research in Veterinary Science 61, 218-221. (Pubitemid 126497067)
26. Murphy, L., Eckersall, P.D., Bishop, S.C., Pettit, J.J., Huntley, J., Burchmore, R.&Stear, M.J. (2010) Genetic variation among lambs in peripheral IgE activity against the larval stages of Teladorsagia circumcincta. Parasitology 137, 1249-1260.
27. Nginyi, J.M., Duncan, J.L., Mellor, D.J., Stear, M.J., Wanyangu, S.W., Bain, R.K. & Gatongi, P.M. (2001) Epidemiology of parasitic gastrointestinal infections of ruminants on smallholder farms in central Kenya. Research in Veterinary Science 70, 33-39. (Pubitemid 33613889)
28. Nicholas, F.W. (1987) Veterinary genetics. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
29. Nicholas, F.W. (2010) Introduction to veterinary genetics. Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell.
30. Nieuwhof, G.J. & Bishop, S.C. (2005) Costs of the major endemic diseases of sheep in Great Britain and the potential benefits of reduction in disease impact. Animal Science 81, 23-29. (Pubitemid 41215073)
31. Pá l, C., Papp, B. & Lercher, M.J. (2006) An integrated view of protein evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics 7, 337-348.
32. Perry, B.D. & Randolph, T.F. (1999) Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals. Veterinary Parasitology 84, 145-168. (Pubitemid 29320029)
33. Raadsma, H.W., Gray, G.D. & Woolaston, R.R. (2009) Breeding for disease resistance in Merino sheep in Australia. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizooties 17, 315-328.
34. Sayers, G. & Sweeney, T. (2005) Gastrointestinal nematode infection in sheep - a review of the alternatives to anthelmintics in parasite control. Animal Health Research Reviews 6, 159-171.
35. Sayers, G., Good, B., Hanrahan, J.P., Ryan, M., Angles, J.M. & Sweeney, T. (2005a) Major histocompatibility complex DRB1 gene: its role in nematode resistance in Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds. Parasitology 131, 403-409. (Pubitemid 41277740)
36. Sayers, G., Good, B., Hanrahan, J.P., Ryan, M. & Sweeney, T. (2005b) Intron 1 of the interferon g gene: its role in nematode resistance in Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds. Research in Veterinary Science 79, 191-196. (Pubitemid 41070355)
37. Shaw, R.J., McNeill, M.M., Maass, D.R., Hein, W.R., Barber, T.K., Wheeler, M., Morris, C.A. & Shoemaker, C.B. (2003) Identification and characterisation of an apartyl protease inhibitor homologue as a major allergen of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. International Journal for Parasitology 33, 1233-1243. (Pubitemid 37101469)
38. Singleton, D.R., Stear, M.J. & Matthews, L. (2010) A mechanistic model of developing immunity to Teladorsagia circumcincta infection in lambs. Parasitology DOI 10.1017/50031182010001289, in press.
39. Smith, J.A., Wilson, K., Pilkington, J.G. & Pemberton, J.M. (1999) Heritable variation in resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in an unmanaged mammal population. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 266, 1283-1290. (Pubitemid 29317363)
40. Stear, M.J. & Bishop, S.C. (1999) The curvilinear relationship between worm length and fecundity of Teladorsagia circumcincta. International Journal for Parasitology 29, 777-780. (Pubitemid 29319750)
41. Stear, M.J. & Wakelin, D. (1998) Genetic resistance to parasitic infection. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizooties 17, 143-153. (Pubitemid 128366519)
42. Stear, M.J., Bishop, S.C., Doligalska, M., Duncan, J.L., Holmes, P.H., Irvine, J., McCririe, L., McKellar, Q.A., Sinski, E. & Murray, M. (1995) Regulation of egg production, worm burden, worm length and worm fecundity by host responses in sheep infected with Ostertagia circumcincta. Parasite Immunology 17, 643-652. (Pubitemid 26043094)
43. Stear, M.J., Bairden, K., Bishop, S.C., Buitkamp, J., Duncan, J.L., Gettinby, G., McKellar, Q.A., Park, M., Parkins, J.J., Reid, S.W.J., Strain, S.A.J. & Murray, M. (1997a) The genetic basis of resistance to Ostertagia circumcincta in lambs. The Veterinary Journal 154, 111-119. (Pubitemid 127703013)
44. Stear, M.J., Bairden, K., Duncan, J.L., Holmes, P.H., McKellar, Q.A., Park, M., Strain, S.A.J., Murray, M., Bishop, S.C.& Gettinby,G. (1997b) How hosts control worms. Nature 389, 27.
45. Stear, M.J., Bairden, K., Bishop, S.C., Gettinby, G., McKellar, Q.A., Park, M., Strain, S.A.J. & Wallace, D.S. (1998) The processes influencing the distribution of parasitic nematodes among naturally infected lambs. Parasitology 117, 165-171. (Pubitemid 28362960)
46. Stear, M.J., Strain, S.A.J. & Bishop, S.C. (1999a) How lambs control infection with Ostertagia circumcincta. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 72, 213-218.
47. Stear, M.J., Strain, S.A.J. & Bishop, S.C. (1999b) Mechanisms underlying resistance to nematode infection. International Journal for Parasitology 29, 51-56. (Pubitemid 29042247)
48. Stear, M.J., Bishop, S.C., Mallard, B. & Raadsma, H.W. (2001) The sustainability, feasibility and desirability of breeding livestock for disease resistance. Research in Veterinary Science 71, 1-7. (Pubitemid 33100036)
49. Stear, M.J., Bishop, S.C., Henderson, N.G. & Scott, I. (2003) A key mechanism of pathogenesis in sheep infected with the nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta. Animal Health Research Reviews 4, 45-52.
50. Stear, M.J., Doligalska, M. & Donskow-Schmelter, K. (2007) Alternatives to anthelmintics for the control of nematodes in livestock. Parasitology 134, 139-151. (Pubitemid 46045643)
51. Stear, M.J., Fitton, L.A., Innocent, G.T., Murphy, L., Rennie, K. & Matthews, L. (2008) The dynamic influence of genetic variation on the susceptibility of sheep to gastrointestinal nematode infection. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 4, 767-776.
52. Stear, M.J., Boag, B., Cattadori, I.M. & Murphy, L. (2009) Genetic variation in resistance tomixed, predominantly Teladorsagia circumcincta nematode infections of sheep - from heritabilities to gene identification. Parasite Immunology 31, 274-282.
53. Stebbins, G.L. (1981) Coevolution of grasses and herbivores. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 68, 75-86.
54. Strain, S.A.J., Bishop, S.C., Henderson, N.G., Kerr, A., McKellar, Q.A., Mitchell, S. & Stear, M.J. (2002) The genetic control of IgA activity against Teladorsagia circumcincta and its association with parasite resistance in naturally infected sheep. Parasitology 124, 545-552. (Pubitemid 34522871)
55. Woolaston, R.R. & Windon, R.G. (2001) Selection of sheep for response to Trichostrongylus colubriformis larvae: genetic parameters. Animal Science 73, 41-48.
56. Woolaston, R.R., Barger, I.A. & Piper, L.R. (1990) Response to helminth infection of sheep selected for resistance to Haemonchus contortus. International Journal for Parasitology 20, 1015-1018.
57. Yazwinski, T.A., Goode, L., Moncol, D.J., Morgan, G.W. & Linnerud, A.C. (1979) Parasite resistance in straightbred and crossbred Barbados Blackbelly sheep. Journal of Animal Science 49, 919-926.
58. Yazwinski, T.A., Goode, L., Moncol, D.J., Morgan, G.W. & Linnerud, A.C. (1981) Haemonchus contortus resistance in straightbred and crossbred Barbados Blackbelly sheep. Journal of Animal Science 51, 279-284.