Comparison of naturally acquired parasite burdens among Florida Native, Rambouillet and crossbreed ewes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-69

  Amarante, A F T ^a,b   Craig, T M ^a   Ramsey, W S ^c   El Sayed, N M ^a,d   Desouki, A Y ^a,d   Bazer, F W ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; F1 generation; Florida native; Rambouillet; Sheep nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LAMB; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE; PROGENY; SHEEP;

EID: 0033067021     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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