Dietary protein influences upon immunity to Nematodirus battus infection in lambs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 273-286

  Israf, D A ^a   Coop, R L ^a   Stevenson, L M ^a   Jones, D G ^a   Jackson, F ^a   Jackson, E ^a   MacKellar, A ^a   Huntley, J F ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Immune response Nematoda; Nematodirus battus; Sheep Nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BATTUS; NEMATODA; NEMATODIRUS BATTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030029505     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00832-2     Document Type: Article

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