Long-term effects of short-term provision of protein-enriched diets on resistance to nematode infection, and live-weight gain and wool growth in sheep

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 479-488

  Datta, F U ^a   Nolan, J V ^a   Rowe, J B ^a   Gray, G D ^b   Crook, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing; Immuno responsiveness; Nematode parasites; Protein supplementation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DIET; PRODUCTIVITY; RESISTIVITY; SHEEP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; DIETARY PROTEINS; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 0032960666     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00209-4     Document Type: Article

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