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Mechanisms underlying resistance to nematode infection.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jan 1999
Stear M J, Strain S, Bishop S C
Abstract excerpt
Lambs show considerable genetic variation in faecal egg count following natural, predominantly Ostertagia circumcinta infection. This genetic variation is acquired and not innate. Worm length is positively associated with worm fecundity. The genetic variation in faecal egg count is a consequence of genetic variation in worm length and hence worm fecundity, and not of genetic variation in worm burdens. In contrast...
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