Interaction between nutrition and gastrointestinal parasitism in sheep

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 222-226

  Sykes, A R ^a   Coop, R L ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Host; Immunity; Mineral; Nematode parasites; Nutrition; Pasture; Protein; Resistance; Sheep; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035648519     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2001.36236     Document Type: Article

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