Newcastle disease in village chickens in the Southern and Rift Valley Districts in Ethiopia

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 507-510

  Zeleke, Aschalew ^a   Sori, Teshale ^b   Gelaye, Esayas ^a   Ayelet, Gelegay ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Newcastle disease; Sero prevalence; Village chickens

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956869203     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.507.510     Document Type: Article

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