Relative egg extraction efficiencies of manual and automated fecal egg count methods in equines
By: L. Britton, B. Ripley and P. Slusarewicz
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Language: English
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Submitted on: Dec 12, 2023
Accepted on: Feb 18, 2024
Published on: Apr 23, 2024
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