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Genetic markers to gastrointestinal nematode resistance in sheep: a review

Helminthologia
Volume 46 (2009): Issue 1 (March 2009)
By: A. Krawczyk and  E. Słota  
Open Access
|Apr 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0001-3 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Keywords:
gastrointestinal nematode,
parasites,
sheep,
resistance/susceptibility
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