Study on the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in Borana and Guji Zones, Southern Ethiopia

Veterinary World

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 293-296

  Mekonen, Habtamu ^a   Beyene, Desta ^a   Rufael, Tesfaye ^b   Feyisa, Ashenafi ^c   Abunna, Fufa ^d  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

3abc elisa; Borana; Ethiopia; Fmd; Guji; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84860472817     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.4.293     Document Type: Article

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