Gastrointestinal helminths and lungworms in suckler cow beef herds in Southern Finland, a pilot study
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Introduction The number of suckler cow beef herds is increasing in Finland. Prevalence studies about gastrointestinal parasites and lungworms of grazing beef cattle in southern Finland are not available. Systematic anthelmintic treatment is not widely used and there is no recommended treatment protocol available. The aim of this study was to obtain basic knowledge of the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and lungworms in grazing suckler cow beef herds in southern Finland.
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