Assessment of economic impact caused by poultry coccidiosis in small and large scale poultry farms in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 715-718

  Kinung'hi, Safari M ^a   Tilahun, Getachew ^b   Hafez, Hafez M ^c   Woldemeskel, Moges ^b   Kyule, Moses ^c   Grainer, Matthias ^c   Baumann, Maximillian P O ^c  

^a National Institute for Medical Research (Mwanza Branch)   (Tanzania)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coccidiosis; Eimeria; Ethiopia; Farm; Impact; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349133797     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.715.718     Document Type: Article

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