Feasibility of a rapid on-farm hepatic ultrasonography protocol in sheep with suspected chronic fasciolosis
Authors:
- Andrea CordaAndrea Corda
- Giovanni Pietro BurraiGBGiovanni Pietro Burrai
- Claudia TamponiCTClaudia Tamponi
- Francesca CordaFCFrancesca Corda
- Plamena PentchevaPlamena Pentcheva
- Marco PauMPMarco Pau
- Paola NicolussiPNPaola Nicolussi
- Mauro ScalaMSMauro Scala
- Marta PolinasMPMarta Polinas
- Lia CavalloLCLia Cavallo
- Pamela ZeinounPZPamela Zeinoun
- Muhammad Furqan ArshadMAMuhammad Furqan Arshad
Open Access
- 28 January 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 315, 106572
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Università degli Studi di Sassari (ECS 00000038)
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
- Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Universita e della Ricerca
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