@conference {41318,
	title = {The effect of cysteine and glutamine supplementation on sheep infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {62},
	year = {2002},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {72-76},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Palmerston North},
	abstract = {This indoor study investigated the effect of direct daily abomasal supplementation of both cysteine (cys; 1g) and glutamine (gln; 5g) on a 12-week subclinical  Trichostronglylus colubriformis trickle infection in lambs. Parasite  infection increased the total number of leucocytes and eosinophils in peripheral circulation, nitrogen excreted in faeces  and urine (P<=0.01) and plasma total protein concentration (P<0.05).  Infection also reduced liveweight gain and plasma  albumin concentration (both P<0.001), but did not alter feed intake.   Supplementation increased nitrogen retention  (P<0.05), tended to increase phe (P=0.056) and cys (P=0.097) flux, reduced the number of circulating eosinophils  (P<0.001) and changed the pattern of faecal egg counts (P<=0.05), with no effect on final nematode counts.                              This  experiment showed supplementation with two non-essential amino acids alone can elicit changes in the response of  sheep to internal parasite infection.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hoskin SO and Lobley GE and Coop RL and Jackson F}
}
