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Table 2 Characteristics of the studies included in the final database to estimate at least one of the key life history traits of Haemonchus contortus

From: Meta-analysis of the parasitic phase traits of Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep

Reference

Country

No. of experiments

No. of animals

Breed

Age (months)

Immune past

Duration of infection (days)

Infection dose

No. of experiments

E

μ

F

f

[32]

Australia

6

22

Merino

 

Naïve: 20,000 L3

7–21–24–84

5000–10,000

5

1

  

[33]

Australia

5

21

Merino

5

Naïve-Natural

7–21–24

5000–20,000

5

   

[34]

Australia

5

22

Merino

2.5–6.5

Natural: 5000 L3–6000 L3

9–12–30–58

5000–6000–10,000

4

1

  

[35]

Australia

4

15

Merino

 

Naïve

21

10,000

4

   

[36]

Australia

2

12

Merino

8.5–36

Naïve: 20,000 L3

21

10,000

2

   

[37]

Australia

2

10

Merino

9.25–14

Naïve

24–28

5000–10,000

2

   

[38]

Australia

2

9

Merino

 

Naïve-Natural

21–26

5000–10,000

2

   

[39]

Iraq

2

10

Awassi-Merino

5.5

Natural

39

10,600–13,300

 

2

  

[40]

Brazil

1

6

Santa Ines

3

Natural

40

4000

 

1

  

[41]

Mexico

1

4

Suffolk × Dorset

6.5

Naïve

42

10,000

 

1

  

[42]

Brazil

2

20

Corriedale-Crioula Lanada

3

Naïve

84

3560–4900

 

2

  

[43]

UK

1

5

Blueface Leicester × Scottish blackface

4.5

Naïve

35

5000

 

1

  

[44]

Brazil

1

7

Suffolk

3

Natural

28

4000

1

  

1

[45]

Scotland

1

3

Scottish Blackface (3/4)

8

Natural

27

5000

1

   

[46]

France

4

20

Barbados Black Belly-Romane

12

20,000 L3

60

10,000

 

4

  

[47]

USA

23

69

Dorset

6.5

Naïve: 30,000

28–49–70

30,000

7

16

23

 

[48]

Mexico

1

6

Colombian breed

7

Naïve

51

5000

 

1

  

[49]

USA

1

9

Dorset

8

10,000 L3

35

10,000

 

1

  

[50]

Mexico

1

5

Pelibuey × Dorper

3

Naïve

41

3000

 

1

1

1

[51]

Australia

4

22

Merino (genetically resistant) Merino

5.5

Naïve: 20,000

28–42

20,000

2

2

  

[52]

Australia

1

3

Merino

12

Natural

28

20,000

1

   

[53]

Spain

2

17

Canaria-Canaria Hair Breed

8

Natural

28

20,000

2

  

2

[54]

UK

1

4

Dorset

3

Naïve

22

5000

1

   

[55]

Germany

1

100

German Merino and 4 crossbreds

3

Naïve

49

5000

 

1

1

 

[56]

Hungary

3

70

Hungarian Merino

3

Naïve: 7000 L3

48–85

7000

 

3

  

[57]

Ethiopia

2

12

Ethiopian highland sheep

11

Natural

91

4000–6000

 

2

  

[58]

France

2

10

Préalpes Ile de France

2.5

Naïve

73–87

10,000–50,000

 

2

  

[59]

USA

2

24

St Croix-Dorset × Rambouillet × Finnsheep

4.5

12,000

27

10,000

2

 

2

 

[60]

South Africa

1

3

Mutton Merino

6

Naïve

42

50,000

 

1

  

[61]

France

4

268

Romane × Barbados BlackBelly BC

3

Natural

42

5,000

 

4

4

 

[62]

France

2

44

Romane × Barbados BlackBelly BC

5

Naïve

30

10,000

2

 

2

2

[21]

The Netherlands

4

18

Texel

8

Naïve: 5000–10,000–40,000

28

5000

4

 

4

 

[63]

France

8

38

Barbados Black Belly-INRA 401

6

Naïve: 10,000 L3

4–30

10,000

8

  

4

[64]

France

2

8

Barbados Black Belly-INRA 401

8

Naïve

16

10,000

2

   

[65]

New Zealand

2

26

Romney-Romney selected for greasy fleece

14.5

Natural

28

4000

2

   

[66]

Ethiopia

1

6

Indigenous breed

1

Naïve

84

5000

 

1

  

[67]

USA

8

34

St Croix-Florida Native-Dorset × Rambouillet

9.5

Naïve: 20,000

7–14

16,000–20,000

8