Article
Quantitative phenotyping of N'Dama cattle for aspects of trypanotolerance under field tsetse challenge.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Nov 1994
Trail J C, Wissocq N, d'Ieteren G D, Kakiese O, Murray M
Abstract excerpt
Matching animal health and performance data were recorded over the 2 year period from weaning at 10 months of age on 255 N'Dama cattle in a high natural tsetse challenge situation in Zaire. Four parameters that are regarded as possible indicators of trypanotolerance, species of trypanosomes detected, length of time parasitaemic, intensity of parasitaemia (parasitaemia score), and anaemic condition as estimated by...
Topics
- Anemia
- Animals
- Cattle
- Growth
- Hematocrit
- Immunity, Innate
- Parasitemia
- Phenotype
- Species Specificity
- Trypanosoma congolense
- Trypanosoma vivax
- Trypanosomiasis, African