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Relative egg extraction efficiencies of manual and automated fecal egg count methods in equines Cover

Relative egg extraction efficiencies of manual and automated fecal egg count methods in equines

By: L. Britton,  B. Ripley and  P. Slusarewicz  
Open Access
|Apr 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 20 - 29
Submitted on: Dec 12, 2023
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Accepted on: Feb 18, 2024
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Published on: Apr 23, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2024 L. Britton, B. Ripley, P. Slusarewicz, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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