Exploiting synergisms and interactions in the nutritional approaches to parasite control in sheep production systems

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 2-11

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

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioactive forages; Dietary protein; Health; Nematodes; Nutrition; Parasites; Sheep; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 40849130022     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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