Husbandry Practices, Biosecurity Measures of Pig Farmers and Their Awareness of Transmissible Gastroenteritis in Kwara and Oyo States, Nigeria
By: Babatunde Ibrahim Olowu, Abdulhakeem Opeyemi Azeez, Ibukunoluwa Deborah Oladiran, Abdulafees Hamzat, Oluwasegun Joseph Itakorode, Favour Akinfemi Ajibade, Mahmudah Adedolapo Akande, Oluwaloni Bolaji Tinubu, Temitayo Joshua Animasahun, Abdulbasit Jimoh Taiwo, Hikmah Opeyemi Tiamiyu, John Olusoji Abiola, Hezekiah Kehinde Adesokan and Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu
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