Publications

comparative experimental haemonchus contortus infection of two sheep breeds native to the canary islands.	this study compares the susceptibility to haemonchus contortus infection in two breeds of sheep endemic to the canary islands, the canaria hair breed sheep and the canaria sheep. sheep were experimentally infected with 20,000 larvae of h. contortus and animals killed on days 7 and 28 post-infection. no difference between sheep breeds were detected in immature worm counts at days 7 or 28 post-infection. however, in comparison to the canaria sheep breed, the canaria hair breed sheep showed lower m ...	2008	18394807
possible mechanisms of host resistance to haemonchus contortus infection in sheep breeds native to the canary islands.	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 ...	2016	27197554