Immunization against ovine haemonchosis with three low molecular weight somatic antigens of adult Haemonchus contortus

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Alunda, J M ^a   Angulo Cubillan F ^a   Cuquerella, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HAEMONCHUS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINES;

EID: 0038209729     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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