Gross and histopathological studies on pulmonary lesions of camel (Camelus dromedarius) slaughtered at Addis Ababa abattoir, Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-854

  Jenberie, Shiferaw ^a   Awol, Nesibu ^b   Ayelet, Gelagay ^a   Gelaye, Esayas ^a   Negussie, Haileleul ^b   Abie, Getnet ^c  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Antemortem; Apparently healthy; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CAMELS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 84857685719     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9977-z     Document Type: Article

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