Relationships between immune indicators of parasitic gastroenteritis, nematode burdens and faecal dry matter in sheep

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-227

  Williams, A R ^a,d   Palmer, D G ^b   Williams, I H ^a   Vercoe, P E ^a   Emery, D L ^c   Karlsson, L J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRY MATTER; FECAL PELLET; GASTROENTERITIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; NEMATODE; SERUM; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 77950800783     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09144     Document Type: Article

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