Increased production through parasite control: Can ancient breeds of sheep teach us new lessons?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 568-573

  Piedrafita, David ^a   Raadsma, Herman W ^b   Gonzalez, Jorge ^c   Meeusen, Els ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITOSIS; SHEEP; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 78149469238     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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