Prevalence and management issues associated with poultry coccidiosis in abak agricultural zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Etuk, E B ^a   Okoli, I C ^a   Uko, M U ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Akwa Ibom State College of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coccidiosis; Management; Nigeria; Poultry; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744509813     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.135.139     Document Type: Article

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