Epidemiology of nematodosis in Romney lambs selectively bred for resistance or susceptibility to nematode infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-269

  Bisset, S A ^a   Vlassoff, A ^a   West, C J ^a   Morrison, L ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea dags; Epidemiology Nematoda; Faecal egg counts; Immunity Nematoda; Resistance; Selective breeding genetics; Sheep Nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LAMB; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030792362     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01148-X     Document Type: Article

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