Continued selection of Romney sheep for resistance or susceptibility to nematode infection: Estimates of direct and correlated responses

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-27

  Morris, C A ^a   Vlassoff, A ^b   Bisset, S A ^b   Baker, R L ^a,c   Watson, H T G ^a,d   West, C J ^b   Wheeler, M ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Nematoda; Parasites; Selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844453399     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051560     Document Type: Article

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