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

A study on the sero epidemiology of African horse sickness in three woredas of Sidama Zone, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Getaw Yeshitila
  • Getaw Yeshitila
  • Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ethiopia.
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Dejene Bekele
  • Dejene Bekele
  • Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 July 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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