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Temporal effects of protein supply on local immunity to nematodes in periparturient ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.G.M. Houdijk ,
I. Kyriazakis ,
J. Huntley ,
F. Jackson  and
R.L. Coop
J.G.M. Houdijk*
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition and Health Department, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
I. Kyriazakis
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition and Health Department, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
F. Jackson
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik EH26 0PZ, UK
R.L. Coop
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik EH26 0PZ, UK
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There is an increasing body of evidence to support the view that the periparturient breakdown of immunity to parasites has a nutritional basis (Houdijk et al., 2003). Nutritional improvement of expression of immunity to parasites has been assessed indirectly through changes in faecal egg counts (FEC) and worm burden. A direct assessment of effector responses is hampered by its local nature and would be limited to analysing gut tissue samples obtained at slaughter. However, recently an abomasal cannulation methodology was developed that allows for serial sampling of the abomasal mucosa throughout the periparturient period in sheep (Huntley et al., in press). Here, this methodology was used to assess temporal effects of metabolizable protein (MP) supply to parasitized, periparturient sheep on abomasal inflammatory cells that are associated with expression of immunity to nematodes.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 88
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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