Genetic parameters for FAMACHA© score and related traits for host resistance/resilience and production at differing severities of worm challenge in a Merino flock in South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-52

  Riley, D G ^a   Van Wyk, J A ^b  

^a USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body condition score heritability; FAMACHA heritability; Genotype environment interaction; Haemonchus; Resistance resilience to helminths; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC TRAIT; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEMATOCRIT; HERD; HERITABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHEEP; SOUTH AFRICA; WORM INFECTION;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; MALE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

HAEMONCHUS; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 69549108252     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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