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A pilot study on the potency of injectable vs. oral moxidectin formulation to suppress strongyle egg excretion in horses at twice lower dose Cover

A pilot study on the potency of injectable vs. oral moxidectin formulation to suppress strongyle egg excretion in horses at twice lower dose

Helminthologia
Volume 62 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 87 - 94
Submitted on: Jun 3, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 11, 2025
Published on: Sep 30, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Horse,
Moxidectin,
Effi cacy,
Resistance,
Egg reappearance period
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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