Significant familial differences in the frequency of
abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within
a flock of Charollais sheep

Morley, EK; Williams, RH; Hughes, JM; Terry, RS; Duncanson, P; Smith, JE; Hide, G

doi:10.1017/S0031182005007614

All Outputs (4)

A PCR based assay for detection and differentiation of African trypanosome species in blood. (2005)
Journal Article
A, C., A, T., F, M., J, F., M, E., G, H., & S, W. (2005). A PCR based assay for detection and differentiation of African trypanosome species in blood. Experimental Parasitology, 111(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2005.03.014

Direct PCR analysis of trypanosome infected blood samples in the quantities required for large scale epidemiological study has always been problematic. Current methods for identifying and differentiating trypanosomes typically require several species... Read More about A PCR based assay for detection and differentiation of African trypanosome species in blood..

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, R., Morley, E., Hughes, J., Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2005). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts. Parasitology, 130(3), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182004006614

Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbre... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts.

The use of molecular biological tools to investigate transmission routes and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii (2005)
Thesis
Williams, R. The use of molecular biological tools to investigate transmission routes and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Toxoplasma gondii is a major cause of abortion in humans and livestock. This work focuses on three main areas. Firstly, an investigation of congenital transmission of T. gondii in sheep. Using SAG1 PCR as a detection system, high levels of congenital... Read More about The use of molecular biological tools to investigate transmission routes and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii.

Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep (2005)
Journal Article
a flock of Charollais sheep. Parasitology, 131, 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182005007614

A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27 families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since 1992.... Read More about Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep.