Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in poultry kept under different housing conditions in Israel
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic pigs reared under different management systems in Zimbabwe.
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2405-9390
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2016.09.003