Effects of Haemonchus contortus infection on sodium status of sheep Efeitos da infecção de Haemonchus contortus sobre o status de sódio em ovinos

Eight five-month-old male lambs received a diet with marginal levels of sodium (0.5 g Na/kg DM); four lambs were given a single dose of infective Haemonchus contortus larvae (4,600 L3/ head) and four were kept uninfected. The lambs were slaughtered 30 days after the infection. Sodium concentration w...

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Main Author: Enrico Lippi Ortolani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2000-06-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782000000300026