Identification of the amino acids in the major histocompatibility complex class II region of scottish blackface sheep that are associated with resistance to nematode infection

• Main Authors: Stear, Abigail, Ali, Alsagher Omran A., Brujeni, Gholamreza Nikbakht, Buitkamp, Johannes, Lysoniewska, Katarzyna Donskow, Clarke, Karen Fairlie, Groth, David, Md Isa, Nur Mahiza, Stear, Michael J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80137/1/Identification%20of%20the%20amino%20acids%20in%20the%20major%20histocompatibility%20complex%20class%20II%20region%20of%20scottish%20blackface%20sheep%20that%20are%20associated%20with%20resistance%20to%20nematode%20infection.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80137/; https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0020751919301699?token=DCB944858CBABE437D2116E366E9B87187FEC10BA482EC40F6B8D0E62C1D2118234E6CEB0652F2DBCA88A7A966A92631
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Lambs with the Major Histocompatibility Complex DRB1*1101 allele have been shown to produce fewer nematode eggs following natural and deliberate infection. These sheep also possess fewer adult Teladorsagia circumcincta than sheep with alternative alleles at the DRB1 locus. However, it is unclear if...