Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 416

Full Length Research Paper

Microbiological quality of free-range chicken carcasses from a non-regulated slaughter facility in Kenya

Joseph K. N. Kuria
  • Joseph K. N. Kuria
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitological, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Esther W. Ngethe
  • Esther W. Ngethe
  • State Department of Livestock, Directorate of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, Kenya.
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Lucy W. Kabuage
  • Lucy W. Kabuage
  • Department of Agricultural Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Kenyatta University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 25 January 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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