Regulation of the resistance to nematode parasites of single- and twin-bearing Merino ewes through nutrition and genetic selection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-31

  Kahn, L P ^a   Knox, M R ^b   Walkden Brown, S W ^a   Lea, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic resistance; Metabolisable protein; Nutrition; Periparturient; Protein supplementation; Sheep nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GRAZING; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LACTATION; MOTHER; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASTURE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MICROPUS; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038742774     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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