The prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella sp. in poultry and ostrich samples from slaughter houses in Gaborone, Botswana

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1151-1154

  Gaedirelwe, O G ^a   Sebunya, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Ostrich; Poultry; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949088047     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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