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A Pfeffer1, J S Bany, M D Phegan
1a AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre , PO. Box 40-063 , Upper Hutt , New Zealand.
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
|December 3, 2011
Abstract:
Abstract Cockle, a defect of lamb's pelts, has recently been shown to be associated with infestation of lambs with the louse Bovicoh ovis. The mechanisms by which infestation with the louse leads to cockle are not known, but immunological hypersensitivity has been suggested. The objectives of our work are to determine if lambs respond immunologically to lice and, if so, whether hypersensitivity occurs. Preliminary results are presented here.
