Selecting for resilience in Romney sheep under nematode parasite challenge, 1994–2007

Autor:	A. Vlassoff, Alec D. Mackay, B. P. Devantier, C. J. West, M. Wheeler, C. A. Morris, S.A. Bisset
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Soil Science Plant Science Biology Selective breeding Romney sheep Pasture Animal science Control line Grazing medicine Helminths Animal Science and Zoology Anthelmintic Resilience (network) Agronomy and Crop Science medicine.drug
Zdroj:	New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 53:245-261
ISSN:	1175-8775 0028-8233
DOI:	10.1080/00288233.2010.500714
Popis:	Selective breeding for increased resilience to nematode parasite challenge in New Zealand Romney sheep is reported for the period 1994–2007. Resilience was defined as the age at which a first post-weaning anthelmintic treatment was required to maintain acceptable growth in lambs grazing nematode-contaminated pasture. An experimental line selected for resilience (Rsl) was established in 1994. This was expanded in 1997 for a study comparing animal performance under conventional and low-chemical management systems. An elite resilient line (ER) was re-established in 1999. Selection increased the average ‘age-at-first-drench’ in ER lambs by 23.6 days relative to their control line counterparts. This was accompanied by a 4.5 kg increase in 6-month live weight, and a significant reduction in breech-soiling at 5 months of age. No significant change in faecal worm egg count occurred. Although the Rsl lambs still required some anthelmintic intervention under low-chemical management, the study nevertheless ...
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