Clinical, hematological and serum biochemical reference values of working donkeys (Equus asinus) owned by transport operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Lemma, Alemayehu ^a   Moges, Meron ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Ethiopia; Physiological parameters; Working donkeys; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 70049113479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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