Production characteristics, disease prevalence, and herd-health management of pigs in Southeast Nigeria

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 331-339

  Nwanta, John A ^a   Shoyinka, Shodeinde V O ^a   Chah, Kennedy F ^a   Onunkwo, Joseph I ^a   Onyenwe, Ifediora W ^a   Eze, James I ^a   Iheagwam, Chijioke N ^a   Njoga, Emmanuel O ^a   Onyema, I ^a   Ogbu, Kenneth I ^a   Mbegbu, Edmund C ^a   Nnadozie, Patience N ^a   Ibe, Eugene C ^a   Oladimeji, Kelvin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Disease prevalence; Herd health management; Nigeria; Production characteristics; Swine

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; CESTODA; COCCIDIA; SUIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; VERMES;

EID: 81155153992     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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