
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Karlsson, L. J. E. 
A1  - Pollott, G. E. 
A1  - Greeff, J. C. 
A1  - Bell, A. 
A1  - Eady, S. J. 
T1  - Relationship between faecal worm egg counts and scouring in Australian Merino sheep
JF  - Science Access
JO  - 
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 100
EP  - 103
KW  - faecal egg count, scouring, correlated response
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SA0401026 
N2  - 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 tested in a summer and winter rainfall region. Significant differences were found in DS patterns between the 2 sites. In the summer rainfall environment, DS remained relatively constant throughout the year. In the winter rainfall environment, DS increased rapidly during the late winter and spring period in 1-year-old sheep. It is recommended that in the winter rainfall environment sheep should be selected for both low FEC and low DS. 
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