Genetic and epidemiological relationships between productivity and disease resistance: Gastro-intestinal parasite infection in growing lambs

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 515-524

  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 (gastro intestinal); Selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033482466     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051365     Document Type: Article

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