The value of circulating eosinophil count as a selection criterion for resistance of sheep to trichostrongyle parasites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-126

  Woolaston, R R ^a   Manueli, P ^b   Eady, S J ^a   Barger, I A ^a   Le Jambre, L F ^a   Banks, D J D ^c   Windon, R G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Primary Industries   (Fiji)

^c Dept of Prim Industries and Energy ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Genetic resistance; Immunity; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 0030020326     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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