Domestication of ruminant livestock and the impact of nematode parasites:possible implications for the reindeer industry
In a balanced ecological system, both host and nematode parasite populations are firmly controlled by a complex array of interacting factors. However domestication of livestock has tipped the balance in favour of the parasites. This is due to increasing the proportion of susceptible animals in the h...
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2005-04-01
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| Series: | Rangifer |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/336 |