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First report of the giant liver fluke (Fascioloides magna) infection in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) in Poland – pathomorphological changes and molecular identification Cover

First report of the giant liver fluke (Fascioloides magna) infection in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) in Poland – pathomorphological changes and molecular identification

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|Sep 2015

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Language: English
Page range: 339 - 344
Submitted on: May 19, 2015
Accepted on: Sep 4, 2015
Published on: Sep 30, 2015
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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