Faecal worm egg count (WEC) is an important trait for breeding for host resistance to parasites in sheep. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether genetic parameters differed for WEC measured at weaning, post-weaning, yearling and hogget age stages. The results showed lower...
Kimambo AE, Kassuku AA, Mtenga LA, Craigon J and Buttery PJ 2005. Effect of quebracho tannin on faecal egg counts and worm burdens of temperate sheep with challenge nematode infections - RA, Wakelin, et al.Max RA, Wakelin D, Dawson JM, Kimambo AE, Kassuku AA, Mtenga LA, Craigon ...
Relationship between faecal worm egg counts and scouring in Australian Merino sheep This trial aimed to determine the relationship between faecal egg count (FEC) and scouring (diarrhoea), as measured by dag score (DS) and whether any genotype x environment interaction may exist for these traits te...
Article: Reduction of faecal worm egg count, worm numbers and worm fecundity in sheep selected for worm resistance following artificial infection w
Assenza F., Elsen JM., Legarra A., Carre C., Salle G., Robert-Granie C., Moreno C., 2014. Genetic parameters for growth and faecal worm egg count following Haemonchus contortus experimental infestations using pedi- gree and molecular information. Genet. Select. Evol., 46,13....
The egg count or packed cell volume response to continued exposure to infection with H. contortus appears to be a more reliable means of identifying animals for selective breeding of worm-resistant sheep, or for targeted anthelmintic treatment, than is the response to a single infection....
McKenna, PB. 1997 b . Further potential limitations of the undifferentiated faecal egg count reduction test for the detection of anthelmintic resistance in sheep. New Zealand Veterinary Journal , 45: 244–246. [Taylor & Francis Online] ,
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