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Phenotype characterization of Pelibuey native lambs resistant to Haemonchus contortus.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2008
Gonzalez Jorge L, López-Arellano María E, Olazaran-Jenkins Sara, Liébano-Hernandez Enrique, de Gives Pedro Mendoza, Vázquez-Prats Victor, Vega-Murillo Vicente, Calderon Rene
Abstract excerpt
Specific phenotypic traits of the blood-feeder nematode Haemonchus contortus were characterized on Pelibuey native, cross-breed sheep in a tropical region of Mexico with background of anthelmintic problems. Data were collected on 4-month-old lambs (n= 63) and analyzed weekly in three stages: stage 1 (S1, not infected (0-3 weeks)); S2, first infection with 350 H. contortus infective larvae (L(3)) per kg of body...
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