Haemonchus contortus as a paradigm and model to study anthelmintic drug resistance

Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1506-1522

  Gilleard, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; benzimidazoles; genetics; genomics; Haemonchus contortus; Ivermectin; nematode; strongylid

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL DISEASE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CROSS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HELMINTHIASIS; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; HAEMONCHUS; HUMANS; INBREEDING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SHEEP;

EID: 84883678210     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182013001145     Document Type: Review

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