Selective breeding for the control of nematodiasis in sheep.

doi:10.20506/rst.9.2.496

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Selective breeding for the control of nematodiasis in sheep.

Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Jun 1990

Windon R G

Abstract excerpt

Genetic manipulation of sheep by selective breeding offers a means to reduce the current reliance on chemotherapy for the control of gastro-intestinal nematodes. Simulated epidemiological studies support this view as, compared to lambs of 'normal' susceptibility, those 'selected' for resistance t...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Immunity, Innate
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Nematode Infections
Sheep
Sheep Diseases

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