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Two centrifugal flotation techniques for counting gastrointestinal parasite eggs and oocysts in alpaca faeces Cover

Two centrifugal flotation techniques for counting gastrointestinal parasite eggs and oocysts in alpaca faeces

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|Jul 2022

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Language: English
Page range: 389 - 393
Submitted on: Mar 29, 2022
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Accepted on: Jul 12, 2022
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Published on: Jul 30, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Anna Maria Pyziel-Serafin, Adrianna Raboszuk, Daniel Klich, Blanka Orłowska, Dagmara Sierociuk, Krzysztof Anusz, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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