Prevalence of intestinal parasites of Polish Konik horses - comparison between domestic horses and imported from the Netherlands

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-174

  Pilarczyk, Bogumiła ^a   Smugała, Mirosław ^b   Binerowska, Barbara ^c   Tomza Marciniak, Agnieszka ^a   Bakowska, Małgorzata ^a   Tylkowska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene ^*  (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Polish Association of Beef Cattle Breeders and Producers   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intestinal parasites; Polish Konik horses; Prevalence of infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; CYATHOSTOMINAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; NEMATODA; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; PROTOZOA; STRONGYLIDAE;

EID: 77954616733     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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