Prevalence Study of Poultry Coccidosis in Small and Large Scale Farms in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors

  • T. Alemayehu Mekelle University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia
  • A. Tekelesellasie University of Gondar Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia
  • S. A. Kassa Mekelle University College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box 21 Dire Dawa Ethiopia

Keywords:

Addis Ababa, Coccidiosis, Poultry, Large scale production system, Prevalence, Small scale production system

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Published

2012-08-02

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Alemayehu, T. ., Tekelesellasie, A. ., & A. Kassa, S. (2012). Prevalence Study of Poultry Coccidosis in Small and Large Scale Farms in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia. Scientific Journal of Crop Science, 1(1), 26-31. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjcs/article/view/1237

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