Abstract
A study to determine the susceptibility of various breeds of small ruminants to an experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection indicated that indigenous sheep and goats showed a greater innate tolerance to the infection than exotic breeds, with exotic/indigenous cross-breeds intermediate between the two extremes. Clinical symptoms revealed a milder infection with a lower mortality in the trypanotolerant breeds in spite of a continued parasitaemia. The importance of these factors in the choice of breeds for selection programmes is discussed.
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