Evaluation of the phenotypic performance of a Red Maasai and Dorper double backcross resource population: Indoor trickle challenge with Haemonchus contortus

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 263-275

  Mugambi, J M ^a,b   Audho, J O ^a   Njomo, S ^a   Baker, R L ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b National Veterinary Research Centre   (Kenya)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Haemonchus contortus; Resilience; Sheep Nematoda

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EGG LAYING; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LAMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROVOCATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 13844264443     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.017     Document Type: Article

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