Gasterophilus pecorum in the soft palate of a British pony

TWO species of Gasterophilus (‘horse bots’) are commonly found in abattoir surveys of horses in the UK ([Edwards 1982][1], [Coles and Pearson 2000][2], [Lyon and others 2000][3]). Gasterophilus intestinalis has a wide geographical distribution, whereas Gasterophilus nasalis appears to be

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