Effects of breed and dietary protein supplementation on the responses to gastrointestinal nematode infections in Ethiopian sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-261

  Haile, Aynalem ^a,b   Tembely, S ^a,c   Anindo, D O ^a,d   Mukasa Mugerwa, E ^a,d   Rege, J E O ^a   Yami, Alemu ^b   Baker, R L ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Mali)

^d Amer Breeders Service International   (Kenya)

^e NONE   (Uganda)

^f INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Haemonchosis; Protein supplementation; Resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LAMB; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036084655     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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