Sentences with phrase «lower number of parasites»

All Grant's gazelles (Nanger granti) have intestinal worms, but according to a study presented in Princeton, New Jersey, at the Animal Behavior Society meeting last week, those males able to defend land and a harem begin their reign with a relatively low number of parasites.

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Among all nests with the soaked fibers, parasite numbers were lower, and in seven of eight nests that had at least a gram of treated cotton, not a single parasite was found, the team reports today in Current Biology.

Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes, or compromised GI barrier function (as in «leaky gut syndrome») can result from a number of causes including: low gastric acid production, chronic maldigestion, food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces, bacterial overgrowth or imbalances (dysbiosis); pathogenic bacteria, yeast or parasites and related toxic irritants, and the use of NSAID's and antibiotics.

Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes, or compromised GI barrier function, as in «leaky gut syndrome,» can result from a number of causes including: • Low gastric acid production • Chronic maldigestion • Food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces • Bacterial overgrowth or imbalances (dysbiosis) • Pathogenic bacteria, yeast or parasites and related toxic irritants • The use of NSAIDs and antibiotics Impairment of intestinal functions can contribute to the development of food allergies, systemic illnesses, autoimmune disease, and toxic overload from substances that are usually kept in the confines of the bowel for elimination.

Confounding these normally low WBC and platelet numbers is the fact that Ehrlichia, a common blood parasite of greyhounds, can lower WBC and platelet counts.