Effect of breed and season on production and response to infections with gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in sheep in the highlands of Ethiopia

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-174

  Rege, J E O ^a   Tembely, S ^a,c   Mukasa Mugerwa, E ^a,d   Sovani, S ^a,d   Anindo, D ^a,e   Lahlou Kassi, A ^a,f   Nagda, S ^b   Baker, R L ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Mali)

^d American Breeders Service Intl ^*  (Italy)

^e Amer Breeders Service International   (Kenya)

^f INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Breed comparison; Endoparasites; Ethiopia; Heritability; Parasitology; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037010934     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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