Sheep and goat brucellosis in Borno and Yobe States of arid northeastern Nigeria

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Brisibe, F ^a   Nawathe, D R ^a   Bot, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Goat; Nigeria; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004631559     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00770-9     Document Type: Article

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