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The genetic basis for the selection of dairy goats with enhanced resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2017
Heckendorn Felix, Bieber Anna, Werne Steffen, Saratsis Anastasios, Maurer Veronika, Stricker Chris
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) severely affect small ruminant production worldwide. Increasing problems of anthelmintic resistance have given strong impetus to the search for alternative strategies to control GIN. Selection of animals with an enhanced resistance to GIN has been shown to be successful in sheep. In goats, the corresponding information is comparatively poor. Therefore, the present study was...
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