Segregation of natural and experimental gastrointestinal nematode infection in F2 progeny of susceptible Suffolk and resistant Gulf Coast Native sheep and its usefulness in assessment of genetic variation

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Miller, J E ^a,b   Bishop, S C ^c   Cockett, N E ^d   McGraw, R A ^e  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Infection; Nematode; Resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAZING; HEMATOCRIT; HERITABILITY; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SHEEP; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746559223     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.02.043     Document Type: Article

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