Study on coccidiosis of scavenging indigenous chickens in Central Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 693-701

  Ashenafi, H ^a   Tadesse, S ^b   Medhin, G ^a   Tibbo, M ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

coccidiosis, Eimeria spp.; Ethiopia; indigenous chickens; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EIMERIA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EIMERIA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

ACERVULINA; EIMERIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 4644296399     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000042852.82477.af     Document Type: Article

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