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Scientific Article

Resistance to macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics and associated risk factors on sheep farms in the lower North Island of New Zealand

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Pages 177-183 | Received 21 Sep 2006, Accepted 15 Jun 2007, Published online: 18 Feb 2011

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