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

Detection of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhea virus in cattle presented for slaughter at Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, Nigeria

Sanusi Muhammad Bello
  • Sanusi Muhammad Bello
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Aminu Ibrahim Daneji
  • Aminu Ibrahim Daneji
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Umar Muhammad Chafe
  • Umar Muhammad Chafe
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Mikailu Bala Abubakar
  • Mikailu Bala Abubakar
  • Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril
  • Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Aghedo Festus
  • Aghedo Festus
  • Department of Neurosurgery, UDUTH, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 07 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 January 2016
  •  Published: 29 February 2016

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