Assessment of bio-security situation and practices in live poultry markets of addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 427-433

  Mandefro, Shewantasew ^a   Balcha, Melese ^b   Sahle, Mesfin ^b   Bekele, Mihreteab ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Addis ababa; Avian influenza; Bio security; Market; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84857389423     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2012.427.433     Document Type: Article

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