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

Incidence and economic impact of fasciolosis in Wolkite town, Community Abattoir

Tesfaye Wolde*
  • Tesfaye Wolde*
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Wolkite University, Ethiopia.
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Tigist Tamiru
  • Tigist Tamiru
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Wolkite University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2017

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