Heterosis analysis of Haemonchus contortus resistance and production traits in Rhoen sheep, Merino Land sheep and crossbred lambs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 279-284

  Hielscher, A ^a   Brandt, H ^a   Erhardt, G ^a   Gauly, M ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetics; Heterosis; Nematode; Resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEMATOCRIT; HETEROSIS; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LAMB; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPECIES COMPARISON; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FECES; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; HYBRID VIGOR; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33749513929     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.027     Document Type: Article

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