Differential gene expression and immune regulatory mechanisms in parasite-resistant hair and susceptible wool sheep infected with the parasitic nematode, Haemonchus contortus
Among sheep producers, the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus is a major animal health concern. Caribbean hair sheep are more resistant than conventional wool breeds to this blood-feeding, abomasal parasite. Our objective was to determine differences in the immune response associated with pa...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28467 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07312007-185052/ |