Table 1. Primer Sequences for real-time PCR.

Gene	Species	Accession No.	Primer Sequence	Amplicon Length, nt
18S	Rat	X01117	5′-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3′	105
			5′-CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG-3′
IL-1β	Sheep	NM_001009465	5′-CGATGAGCTTCTGTGTGATG-3′	120
			5′-CTGTGAGAGGAGGTGGAGAG-3′
IL-6	Sheep	NM_001009392	5′-CGCAAAGGTTATCATCATCC-3′	107
			5′-CCCAGGAACTACCACAATCA-3′
IL-8	Sheep	NM_001009401	5′-CCTCAGTAAAGATGCCAATGA-3′	82
			5′-TGACAACCCTACACCAGACC-3′