The curvilinear relationship between worm length and fecundity of Teladorsagia circumcincta

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 777-780

  Stear, M J ^a   Bishop, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Ostertagia circumcincta; Sheep; Teladorsagia circumcincta; Worm length

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SHEEP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; FECES ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; IMMUNITY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FECES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0033061073     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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