Influence of protein supplementation during late pregnancy and lactation on the resistance of Santa Ines and Ile de France ewes to Haemonchus contortus

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 229-238

  Rocha, R A ^a   Bricarello, P A ^a,b   Silva, M B ^a   Houdijk, J G M ^c   Almeida, F A ^a   Cardia, D F F ^a   Amarante, A F T ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed; Control; Nematode; Nutrition; Periparturient; Resistance

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EGG; EWE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEMATOCRIT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LACTATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

EID: 80052534768     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.055     Document Type: Article

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