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Gastrointestinal helminths of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in western Poland (Lubuskie province) - with particular regard to Baylisascaris procyonis Cover

Gastrointestinal helminths of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in western Poland (Lubuskie province) - with particular regard to Baylisascaris procyonis

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|Dec 2014

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Language: English
Page range: 547 - 552
Submitted on: May 16, 2014
Accepted on: Oct 30, 2014
Published on: Dec 20, 2014
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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© 2014 Jacek Karamon, Maciej Kochanowski, Tomasz Cencek, Magdalena Bartoszewicz, Paweł Kusyk, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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