International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

Major hoof and musculoskeletal disorders of cart pulling mules with special reference to lameness in Bahir Dar town, northwestern Ethiopia

Dagmawit Atalel
  • Dagmawit Atalel
  • College of agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Kassaye Aragaw
  • Kassaye Aragaw
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Berhanu Mekibib
  • Berhanu Mekibib
  • University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, 2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 12 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 October 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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