Prospects of breeding small ruminants for resistance to internal parasites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 845-855

  Woolaston, R R ^a   Baker, R L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

breeding; genetic improvement; host resistance; nematode parasites; resilience; sheep

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SHEEP; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030221763     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80054-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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