The influence of increased feeding on the susceptibility of sheep to infection with Haemonchus contortus

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 457-463

  Wallace, D S ^a,b   Bairden, K ^a   Duncan, J L ^a   Eckersall, P D ^a   Fishwick, G ^a   Holmes, P H ^a   McKellar, Q A ^a   Mitchell, S ^a   Murray, M ^a   Parkins, J J ^a   Stear, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Haemonchus contortus; Immunity; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844456258     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051031     Document Type: Article

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