Worm burden and immunological responses in Corriedale and Crioula Lanada sheep following natural infection with Haemonchus contortus

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-83

  Bricarello, P A ^a,b   Gennari, S M ^b   Oliveira Sequeira, T C G ^c   Vaz, C M S L ^d   Goncalves De Goncalves I ^a   Echevarria, F A M ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breed; Corriedale; Crioula Lanada; Haemonchus contortus; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347062487     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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