GROWTH AND TESTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN NATIVE AND EXOTIC LARGE-WHITE X LANDRACE BOARS EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI
ABSTRACT Tolerance to African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) among several animal species involves a wide milieu of factors which modulate the animal’s response to the disease and is considered a breed attribute. To investigate the effect of breed on tolerance/resilience to trypanosome infection on pubertal boars, nine (9) Nigerian Native and nine (9) Large-White x Landrace crossbreed boars were experimentally inoculated with laboratory samples of Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Their comparative responses ...
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