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

Review

The potential application of avian egg antibodies with emphasis on immunotherapeutic and immunodiagnostic purpose

Teshager Dubie*
  • Teshager Dubie*
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Samara University, P.O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Sisay
  • Tesfaye Sisay
  • Institute of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Fikre Zeru
  • Fikre Zeru
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Samara University, P.O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia.
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Mu-uz Gebru
  • Mu-uz Gebru
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Samara University, P.O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia.
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Yimer Muktar
  • Yimer Muktar
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 23 February 2015
  •  Published: 31 May 2015

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