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Variability of resistance in goats infected with Haemonchus contortus in Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 29 Feb 2000
Costa C A, Vieira L D, Berne M E, Silva M U, Guidoni A L, Figueiredo E A
Abstract excerpt
The variability between and within breeds with respect to nematode egg counts (EPG), packed cell volume (PCV) and hemoglobin (Hb) was studied in 36 yearling female goats of the Caninde (15), Bhuj (6) and Anglo-Nubian (15) breeds, exposed to Haemonchus contortus. Nematode-free goats were turned to a contaminated paddock in late February. From then on, fecal egg per gram counts (EPG), packed cell volume (PCV) and...
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