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SUBMITTER: Guo Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4873755 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Zhengyu Z González Jorge Francisco JF Hernandez Julia N JN McNeilly Tom N TN Corripio-Miyar Yolanda Y Frew David D Morrison Tyler T Yu Peng P Li Robert W RW
Scientific reports 20160520
Haemonchus contortus appears to be the most economically important helminth parasite for small ruminant production in many regions of the world. The two sheep breeds native to the Canary Islands display distinctly different resistant phenotypes under both natural and experimental infections. Canaria Hair Breed (CHB) tends to have significantly lower worm burden and delayed and reduced egg production than the susceptible Canaria Sheep (CS). To understand molecular mechanisms underlying host resis ...[more]