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Prevalence of parasitic fauna of pigs in North-Eastern region of India

Gautam Patraa Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hiba Riyadh Al-Abodib Department of Environment, College of Science, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Ad Dīwānīyah, IraqView further author information
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Ana Saharac Department of Veterinary Parasitology, GadjahMada University, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaView further author information
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Subhamoy Ghosha Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0688-345XView further author information
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Sonjoy Kumar Borthakura Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6222-235XView further author information
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Shamik Polleyd Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences, Central Agricultural University, Jalukie, IndiaView further author information
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Parthasarathi Beherae Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-9437View further author information
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Abhijit Dekaf Division of Veterinary Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, IndiaView further author information
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Pages 1298-1315 | Received 14 Jan 2019, Accepted 19 Jan 2019, Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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