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Trypanosomosis of cattle in selected districts of Awi zone, northwestern Ethiopia

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The authors acknowledge animal health personnel’s and farmers of all the study districts.

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  1. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Nigatu Kebede & Abebe Animut

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Kebede, N., Animut, A. Trypanosomosis of cattle in selected districts of Awi zone, northwestern Ethiopia. Trop Anim Health Prod 41, 1353–1356 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9321-z

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