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Seroprevalence of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle in District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Cover

Seroprevalence of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle in District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2025-024 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 416 - 427
Submitted on: May 19, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 9, 2025
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Published on: Nov 14, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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