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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 515689, 5 pages
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Bacteriological Quality of Abattoir Effluents Discharged into Water Bodies in Abuja, Nigeria

W. D. Nafarnda,1 I. E. Ajayi,2 J. C. Shawulu,2 M. S. Kawe,3 G. K. Omeiza,1 N. A. Sani,4 O. Z. Tenuche,4 D. D. Dantong,2 and S. Z. Tags2

1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, PMB 117, Abuja 901001, Nigeria
2Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, PMB 117, Abuja 901001, Nigeria
3Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, PMB 117, Abuja 901001, Nigeria
4Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, PMB 117, Abuja 901001, Nigeria

Received 28 March 2012; Accepted 3 June 2012

Academic Editors: A. Balkema-Buschmann, P. Butaye, and M. H. Kogut

Copyright © 2012 W. D. Nafarnda et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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