A preliminary study on the responses to experimental Haemonchus contortus infection in indigenous goat genotypes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-74

  Marume, U ^a   Chimonyo, M ^b   Dzama, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Eosinophil count; Faecal cultures; Mean corpuscular volume; Packed cell volume; Supplementation; Worm counts

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

EID: 78650896225     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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