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Experimental infection of Black Belly and INRA 401 straight and crossbred sheep with trichostrongyle nematode parasites.
Veterinary parasitology - 20 Oct 2003
Gruner L, Aumont G, Getachew T, Brunel J C, Pery C, Cognié Y, Guérin Y
Abstract excerpt
Compared to INRA 401 lambs reared in France, Black Belly (BB) lambs reared in Guadeloupe (F.W.I.) were highly resistant to both primary and secondary experimental infection with Haemonchus contortus. To investigate this huge inter-breed difference, a nucleus flock of BB was constituted, and experiments were conducted to: (i) confirm this difference in lambs born in France, (ii) check whether it was similar for...
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