Immunonutrition: Nutritional control of parasites

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 79-82

  Kyriazakis, I ^a,b   Houdijk, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Defence mechanisms; Immunology; Nutrition; Parasitism; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 32944461814     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.07.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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