Estimated prevalence and risk factors associated with clinical Lumpy skin disease in north-eastern Ethiopia

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 64-68

  Hailu, Birhanu ^a,b   Tolosa, Tadele ^a,f   Gari, Getachew ^c   Teklue, Teshale ^a,d   Beyene, Belay ^a,e  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b SAMARA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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

^d Alamata Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^e WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Afar; Cattle; Ethiopia; Herd level prevalence; Lumpy skin disease; Risk factors; Tigray

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; LUMPY SKIN DISEASE; LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; LUMPY SKIN DISEASE; LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84899660503     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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