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Differences in Susceptibility between Cattle and Swamp Buffaloes to Infection with Fasciola gigantica

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Abbreviations

FEC:

faecal egg count

RBC:

red blood cell

PCV:

packed cell volume

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  1. School of Tropical Veterinary and Animal Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    E. C. Molina

  2. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines

    E. C. Molina, E. A. Gonzaga, E. O. Sinolinding, L. A. Lumbao, A. A. Peralta & A. P. Barraca

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Molina, E.C., Gonzaga, E.A., Sinolinding, E.O. et al. Differences in Susceptibility between Cattle and Swamp Buffaloes to Infection with Fasciola gigantica. Trop Anim Health Prod 37, 611–616 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-005-4301-4

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