Nutritional manipulation of sheep and goats for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes under hot humid and subhumid tropical conditions

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-40

  Torres Acosta, J F J ^a   Sandoval Castro, C A ^a   Hoste, H ^b   Aguilar Caballero, A J ^a   Camara Sarmiento R ^a   Alonso Diaz M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Control; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Goat; Nutrition; Sheep; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84858340942     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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