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Implementation of an extended ZINB model in the study of low levels of natural gastrointestinal nematode infections in adult sheep.
BMC veterinary research - 10 Jun 2016
Atlija M, Prada J M, Gutiérrez-Gil B, Rojo-Vázquez F A, Stear M J, Arranz J J, Martínez-Valladares M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In this study, two traits related with resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) were measured in 529 adult sheep: faecal egg count (FEC) and activity of immunoglobulin A in plasma (IgA). In dry years, FEC can be very low in semi-extensive systems, such as the one studied here, which makes identifying animals that are resistant or susceptible to infection a difficult task. A zero inflated...
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