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Genetic and environmental influences on faecal nematode egg counts of Jamunapari goats in India.
The Veterinary record - 1 Mar 2012
Mandal A, Sharma D K, Roy R
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The present study was carried out from 1999 to 2003 to determine the genetic and environmental influences of faecal egg count (FEC), an indicator of host resistance, in adult Jamunapari goats with naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode parasite infections (predominantly Haemonchus contortus). FEC data on 670 records of Jamunapari goats descended from 54 bucks and 208 does were used in this study. Analyses...
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