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

Clinico-pathological study of broiler chickens experimentally infected with Proteus mirabilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from red-headed rock agamas (Agama agama) co-habiting with poultry in Oyo State, Nigeria

J. O. Ajayi
  • J. O. Ajayi
  • Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, IAR&T, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Anise Nkenjop Happi
  • Anise Nkenjop Happi
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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A. O. Ogunleye
  • A. O. Ogunleye
  • Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 December 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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