Comparative resistance of sheep breeds to Haemonchus contortus in a natural pasture infection

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 739-743

  Saddiqi, Hafiz Abubaker ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Khan, Muhammad Nisar ^a   Muhammad, Ghulam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

H. contortus; Natural resistance; Pasture; Sheep breeds; Variability

Indexed keywords

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956808040     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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