Observations on little known diseases of camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Horn of Africa

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1043-1049

  Dirie, M F ^a   Abdurahman, O ^b  

^a African Union/Interafrican Bur A   (Kenya)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Camel; Clinical sign; Diagnosis; Disease; Epidemiology; Ethno veterinary practices; Horn of Africa; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 1442315695     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.22.3.1456     Document Type: Article

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