Article
[Recent findings on the genetics of gastro-intestinal nematode resistance in ruminants].
Parassitologia - 1 Jun 2004
Carta A, Scala A
Abstract excerpt
The control of helminthiases in ruminants raised in open pasture has been mainly undertaken by using prophylactic measures in the environment, but these are often inadequate due to incorrect application. With the appearance of anthelmintics, the strategy for controlling these parasitoses, passed to pharmacological treatments which became effective in reducing their impact. However, the frequent and incorrect...
Topics
- Animals
- Anthelmintics
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Drug Resistance
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Goat Diseases
- Goats
- Helminthiasis, Animal
- Immunity, Innate
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
- Stomach Diseases
