Evolution of individual sheep responses (antibody production, excretion of eggs and packed cell volume) during two successive experimental infections with Haemonchus contortus;Evolution des réponses individuelles chez le mouton (production d'anticorps, excrétion d'oeufs et hématocrite) lors de deux infestations expérimentales successives par Haemonchus contortus

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 148, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 873-878

  Abebe, W ^a   Jacquiet, Ph ^b   Duranton, C ^b   Bergeaud, J P ^b   Dorchies, Ph ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Ethiopia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Eggs; ELISA; Haemonchus contortus; Resistance; Sheeps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031329541     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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