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Effect of range use on endo- and ectoparasite infestation in italian organic egg production

Susanna LolliDipartimento di Scienze e politiche ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4502-4722View further author information
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Guido GrilliDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-7258View further author information
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Lorenzo FerrariDipartimento di Scienze e politiche ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5177-8379View further author information
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Paolo FerrariCentro Ricerche Produzioni Animali, Reggio Emilia, ItalyView further author information
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Valentina FerranteDipartimento di Scienze e politiche ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 690-695 | Received 18 Jul 2018, Accepted 23 Dec 2018, Published online: 08 Mar 2019

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