In silico explorationn of the impact of pasture larvae contamination and anthelmintic treatment on genetic parameter estimates for parasite resistance in grazing sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2167-2180

  Laurenson, Y C S M ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^b   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Genetic parameters; Parasite resistance; Sheep; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INTESTINE INFECTION; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84882582714     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4527     Document Type: Article

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