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: 415

Full Length Research Paper

Epidemiological study on poultry coccidiosis: Prevalence, species identification and post mortem lesions in grower chicken in Kombolcha, North-Eastern Ethiopia

Bereket Molla*
  • Bereket Molla*
  • School of Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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Abdu Ali
  • Abdu Ali
  • The Donkey Sanctuary Ethiopia, SNNPR Project, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 December 2014
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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