Investigating genetic aspects of the variation in the host response to gastrointestinal parasites in sheep

Gastrointestinal parasites infect all grazing livestock and are a major cause of economic loss. Each year in the UK, gastrointestinal parasites cost the sheep industry an estimated £85 million. Current control strategies are based on anthelmintic treatment; however parasite resistance to anthelminti...

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Main Author: Davies, Gail
Published: University of Glasgow 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.486930