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Effects of Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites on Ruminant Nutrition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

James J. Parkins  and
Peter H. Holmes
James J. Parkins
Affiliation:
Glasgow University Veterinary School, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH
Peter H. Holmes
Affiliation:
Glasgow University Veterinary School, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 227 - 246
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