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Martin K Nielsen1

  • 1M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Trends in Parasitology
|July 6, 2015
PubMed

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anthelminticequineguidelineparasite control

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