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Epidemiology and genetic analysis of Oestrus ovis from slaughtered sheep in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq Cover

Epidemiology and genetic analysis of Oestrus ovis from slaughtered sheep in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq

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|Mar 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 51 - 58
Submitted on: Sep 29, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 14, 2025
Published on: Mar 25, 2025
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