Antibody responses of grazing alpacas (Lama pacos) in New Zealand to intestinal nematodes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 429-435

  Green, R S ^a   Douch, P G C ^a   Hill, F I ^b   Death, A F ^a   Wyeth, T K ^a   Donaghy, M J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Batchelar Animal Health Laboratory   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpaca; antiparasite antibody; Cooperia curticei; FEC; fleece weight; Ostertagia circumcincta; Trichostrongylus colubriformis; weight

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 0029942920     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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