Grazing systems have great potential to promote animal welfare by allowing animals to
express natural behaviours, but they also present risks to the animals. Diseases caused by …

Parasitic diseases of sheep involving gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are one of the main
problems that affect flock productivity, especially during the peripartum period. Around …

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) has multiple functions including digestion, nutrient
absorption, secretion of hormones and excretion of wastes. In the ruminant animal …

Background Gastrointestinal nematode infection (GNI) is the most important disease
affecting the small ruminant industry in US The environmental conditions in the southern …

The widespread presence of anthelmintic resistant gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes in
outdoor ruminant production systems has driven the need to identify and develop novel …

Pathogen interactions arising during coinfection can exacerbate disease severity, for
example when the immune response mounted against one pathogen negatively affects …

This experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of periparturient metabolizable protein (MP)
nutrition on resistance to Haemonchus contortus in single rearing Ile de France and Santa …

Analyzing the stability of reference genes already described as universal is an important
methodology to lead gene expression analysis because different studies have shown that …

This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of Brazilian Somalis sheep to natural
infections by gastrointestinal nematodes. During 98 days, 75 weaned sheep, initially 3–4 …

Avoiding grazing near feces is an efficient strategy to prevent parasitic infection and
contamination; therefore, in the evolution of herbivorous species, this behavior may have …