Kinetics of IgA and eosinophils following a low-dose, predominantly Haemonchus contortus infection of Boer goats

• Main Authors: Hayyan, Basripuzi N., Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar, Raimy, Nurulaini, Nisha, Mehru, Hussain, Younis, Busin, Valentina, Jenvey, Caitlin, Cairns, Callum, Stear, Michael J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89517/1/BOER.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89517/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pim.12707
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Aims: Most breeds of goat are more susceptible to nematode infection than sheep, and this appears to be a consequence of less effective immune responses. Several papers have considered the effectiveness of eosinophils and immunoglobulin A (IgA) in goats but differences in the induction of responses...