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Prevalence of Sarcocystis in slaughtered one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran

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  1. Department of Food Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    S. S. Shekarforoush

  2. School of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Shahre-Kord, Iran

    A. Shakerian & M. M. Hasanpoor

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Shekarforoush, S.S., Shakerian, A. & Hasanpoor, M.M. Prevalence of Sarcocystis in slaughtered one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran. Trop Anim Health Prod 38, 301–303 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-006-4362-z

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