The effect of infection with the abomasal nematode, Haemonchus contortus, on the avoidance behaviour of sheep in a motivational-choice test

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 665-673

  Adams, D B ^a   Fell, L R ^b  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance; Haemonchus contortus; Immunity; Infection; Motivational choice; Parasitic nematode; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NALORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NALOXONE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; NEMATODA;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOUR; INFECTION; PARASITE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030613036     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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