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In:  Equine Respiratory Diseases.  P. Lekeux (Ed.)

Publisher:  International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sampling, Microbiology and Cytology of the Respiratory Tract
J. Hewson and L. Viel

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