Seroepidemiological Studies of Neospora spp. Antibodies in Arabian Horses from Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
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عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1816-4943
DOI: 10.3923/jp.2014.11.15