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

Study on calf coccidiosis in dairy farms in and around Holeta Town, Finfine Zuria Liyu Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Zerihun Adugna Regasa
  • Zerihun Adugna Regasa
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Wollo University, Ethiopia.
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Belay Mulatea
  • Belay Mulatea
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Wollo University, Ethiopia.
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Temesgen Kassa Getahun
  • Temesgen Kassa Getahun
  • Animal Health Research, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 31, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2018

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