The effects of cold exposure, food allowance and litter size on immunity of periparturient sheep to Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-158

  Xie, H L ^a   Stankiewicz, M ^a   Huntley, J F ^b   Sedcole, J R ^a   McAnulty, R W ^a   Green, R S ^c   Sykes, A R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Immunity; Nematoda; Nutrition; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; LOLIUM; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 1242300109     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053935     Document Type: Article

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