Resistance and resilience to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites and relationships with productivity of Red Maasai, Dorper and Red Maasai X Dorper crossbred lambs in the sub-humid tropics

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-136

  Baker, R L ^a   Nagda, S ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S L ^b   Southey, B R ^b   Audho, J O ^a   Aduda, E O ^a   Thorpe, W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Genetic resistance; Haemonchus contortus; Heritability; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037312021     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053388     Document Type: Article

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