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Organic extracts from Luffa aegyptiaca (Mill) and Prosopis laevigata (Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd) M.C. Johnst fruits exhibit in vitro larvicidal activity against Haemonchus contortus Cover

Organic extracts from Luffa aegyptiaca (Mill) and Prosopis laevigata (Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd) M.C. Johnst fruits exhibit in vitro larvicidal activity against Haemonchus contortus

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|Sep 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2026-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 125
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2026
Accepted on: May 29, 2026
Published on: Sep 7, 2026
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

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