The patho-physiology of Trypanosoma congolense in Scottish Blackface sheep: Influence of diet on digestive function

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-137

  Wassink, G J ^a   Fishwick, G ^a   Parkins, J J ^a   Gill, M ^b   Romney, D L ^b   Richard, D ^c   Holmes, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Digestion; Roughage; Sheep; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0346047324     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015630     Document Type: Article

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