Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2014
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Page No. 139 - 143

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Horses at Riyadh City

Authors : Al-Olayan Ebtesam, Al-Ajmi Fatmaa and El-Khadragy Manal

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