The relative resistance to gastrointestinal nematode infection of three British sheep breeds

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-264

  Golding, Nick ^a   Small, Richard W ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal nematodes; Parasite; Resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DEPIDEX; IVERMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LIVESTOCK; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; IMMUNITY, INNATE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 67650447968     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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