Research Journal of Pharmacology

Year: 2013
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Page No. 48 - 53

Efficacy of Commonly Used Anthelmintic Drugs in Naturally Infected Sheep and Goats in Central Oromia, Ethiopia

Authors : Fikru Regassa, Lelisa Kebede, Gezhagn Mamo, Bersisa Kumsa and Takele Beyene

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