Simple Summary Infection with Haemonchus contortus parasites (haemonchosis) is an
important cause of anaemia in sheep. Haemonchosis is a global problem, although sheep …

Gastrointestinal nematode infection represents a major threat to the health, welfare and
productivity of sheep populations worldwide. Infected lambs have a reduced ability to absorb …

Sheep are capable of develo** protective immunity to Haemonchus contortus through
repeated exposure to this parasite, although this immune protection is the result of a …

Selection of resistant animals and host immunization have been proposed as alternative
methods for the control of gastrointestinal nematode parasites. However, a better knowledge …

Infections with gastrointestinal nematodes represent a major problem for human health and
animal health and production. The physical size of the parasite, its changing life-cycle …

In two separate experiments, sheep were immunized by nine to 12 weekly immunizing
infections with 4000 Haemonchus contortus third stage larva (L3), drenched with …

Background Polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) and eosinophil extracellular trap (ETs)
formation has recently been described as an important host effector mechanism against …

Sheep were immunized by weekly oral infections with Haemonchus contortus for 9 weeks
followed by anthelmintic treatment. They were challenged either 9 or 22 weeks later with …

This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship of abomasal inflammatory cells and
parasite-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA) in mucus, with the resistance to Haemonchus …

A novel mammalian galectin cDNA (ovgal11) was isolated by representational difference
analysis from sheep stomach (abomasal) tissue infected with the nematode parasite …