Partial protection and abomasal cytokine expression in sheep experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus and pre-treated with Taenia hydatigena vesicular concentrate

•The administration of a Taenia hydatigena larvae vesicular concentrate (ThLVC) reduced the implantation of H. contortus larvae in lambs.•ThLVC-induced protection is associated to the expression of certain types of cytokines.•The ThLVC is a non-specific immune stimulator for the abomasal immune resp...

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