Prevalence of bovine subclinical mastitis in Gondar town and surrounding areas, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Almaw, G ^a   Molla, W ^a   Melaku, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Crossbreds; Local zebu; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 69249158656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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