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- W1994259140 abstract "A pen experiment was conducted to investigate the interaction of early-weaning and nutrient supply on the periparturient relaxation of immunity to the gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) Trichostrongylus colubriformis in Merino ewes. Mixed-age pregnant and non-pregnant (dry) ewes were infected with 8,000 T. colubriformis L(3)/week, and fed either a high or low quality diet. Following parturition, lambs were either removed from their mothers at 2 days of age or allowed to continue suckling. Systemic immunity began to wane during late pregnancy with circulating eosinophils and plasma total antibody (Ab) levels declining from day -37 (relative to the midpoint of lambing) and day -24, respectively. Pregnant ewes fed the low quality diet exhibited an increasing faecal worm egg count (WEC) from day -24 and had higher intestinal worm burdens on day 13, whereas ewes fed the high quality diet had a delayed transient rise in WEC of lower magnitude. Dry and early-weaned ewes remained highly resistant to T. colubriformis at all times. In the post-lambing/lactation period, ewes fed the high quality diet had higher levels of local total Ab and numbers of goblet cells (GC) in the small intestine on days 13 and 41. Lactating/suckled ewes had a lower anti-parasite local immune response as indicated by reduced titres of total Ab, IgG(1), IgM and IgA and lower numbers of mucosal mast cells (MMC), globule leukocytes (GL) and GC in small intestinal tissue compared to their dry and early-weaned counterparts. Early-weaning resulted in rapid recovery of blood eosinophils and total Ab. On day 13 post-lambing, titres of total Ab, IgG(1), IgM, IgA and IgE, and numbers of MMC and GL were greater than those measured in dry and suckled ewes. When fed the high quality diet, ewes had a higher dry matter (DM) intake, maternal weight, fat score, greater fat depth and eye muscle depth, birthed heavier lambs that had higher growth rates, and produced more milk. The physiological status of pregnancy resulted in a higher DM intake but lower measures of fat depth and eye muscle depth, and suckling led to an increase in DM intake but a reduction in body weight and fat score through mobilisation of fat and muscle reserves. Despite the marked effect of diet quality on production traits, some inconsistencies were observed between body composition and apparent parasite resistance, measured by WEC and worm counts, suggesting that the nutritional influence was not necessarily always mediated through changes in body composition. Although reproductive status affected blood leptin levels, diet had no effect within suckled ewes and therefore it was concluded that leptin has no causative role in maintaining the periparturient relaxation of immunity to T. colubriformis." @default.
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- W1994259140 title "The influence of reproductive physiology and nutrient supply on the periparturient relaxation of immunity to the gastrointestinal nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis in Merino ewes" @default.
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