Modelling responses to selection for resistance to gastro-intestinal parasites in sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 469-478

  Bishop, S C ^a   Stear, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Epidemiology; Parasites (gastrointestinal); Selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031510737     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016088     Document Type: Article

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