Feasibility and implications of breeding sheep for resilience to nematode challenge

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 857-868

  Bisset, S A ^a   Morris, C A ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dags; diarrhoea; disease resistance; faecal egg count; genetics; growth; nematode parasite; resilience; selective drench treatment; sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EGG; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030221548     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80056-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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