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Estimated egg production of Fasciola gigantica (Japanese strain) in goats experimentally infected with 50 metacercariae Cover

Estimated egg production of Fasciola gigantica (Japanese strain) in goats experimentally infected with 50 metacercariae

By: K. Taira and  Y. Saitoh  
Open Access
|Dec 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0031-x | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 199 - 203
Published on: Dec 17, 2010
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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