Using worm egg count data to detect and counter trends in equine helminth abundance
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Jan van Dijk, RCVS specialist in veterinary parasitology, describes how data can be used to both increase understanding of trends equine helminth abundance and drive better treatment individual horses.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Record
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0042-4900', '2042-7670']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.272