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Hematological, coprological and tracheoscopy results in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) experimentally infected with Syngamus trachea Cover

Hematological, coprological and tracheoscopy results in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) experimentally infected with Syngamus trachea

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 230 - 240
Submitted on: Jun 11, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 23, 2025
Published on: Nov 26, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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