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Nematodes are a major cause of disease and death in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Understanding why some individuals suffer severely whereas others exposed to the same infection remain healthy may assist in the development of rational and sustainable strategies to control infection. Here, using a quantitative genetic analysis of the parasitic nematode population that had accumulated naturally in lambs, we find no apparent influence of host genetics on nematode numbers but an extremely strong influence on average worm length and fecundity. Our results indicate that in growing lambs the main manifestation of genetic resistance is the control of worm fecundity.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 17591 |
| Notes: | Strathprints' policy is to record up to 8 authors per publication, plus any additional authors based at the University of Strathclyde. More authors may be listed on the official publication than appear in the Strathprints' record. |
| Keywords: | nematodes, worm fecundity, genetic resistance, lamb, Animal culture, Probabilities. Mathematical statistics |
| Subjects: | Agriculture > Animal culture Science > Mathematics > Probabilities. Mathematical statistics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2010 14:23 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 11:08 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/17591 |
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