The relationships among ecto- and endoparasite levels, class I antigens of the bovine major histocompatibility system, immunoglobulin E levels and weight gain.

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Natural infestations of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus, levels of the buffalo fly Haematobia irritants exigua and faecal nematode egg concentrations (Bunostomum phlebotomum, Cooperia spp., Haemonchus placei, Oesophagostomum radiatum and Trichostrongylus axei) were assessed in 221 Belmont Red calves during the post-weaning period, when the animals were between 9 and 18 months of age. In addition, the 98 males of this group were challenged with B. microplus larvae on two separate occasions...

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Authors: Stear, M; Hetzel, D; Brown, S; Gershwin, L; Mackinnon, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Veterinary parasitology
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 303-321
• Publication date: 1990-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(90)90077-o
• EISSN: 1873-2550
• ISSN: 0304-4017
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Least-Squares Analysis; Parasite Egg Count; Weight Gain; Weaning; Cattle; Nematode Infections; Major Histocompatibility Complex; Animals; Feces; Analysis of Variance; Muscidae; Ectoparasitic Infestations; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; Immunoglobulin E; Male; Tick Infestations; Cattle Diseases