Detecting genetic differences between groups of sheep during parasite infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 839-841

  Woolaston, R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Faecal egg count; Genetic resistance; Heritability; Ostertagia circumcincta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITOSIS; PROGENY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; SAMPLING STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STATISTICS;

ANIMALIA; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0030859175     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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