| haemonchotolerance in west african dwarf goats: contribution to sustainable, anthelmintics-free helminth control in traditionally managed nigerian dwarf goats. | west african dwarf (wad) goats are extremely important in the rural village economy of west africa, but still little is known about their biology, ecology and capacity to cope with gastrointestinal nematode (gin) infections. here, we summarise the history of this breed and explain its economic importance in rural west africa. we review recent work showing that nigerian wad goats are highly trypanotolerant and resist infections with haemonchus contortus more effectively than other breeds of domes ... | 2015 | 25744655 |