Ekiri, Abel B.
Wakawa, Aliyu
Reid, Scott M.
James, Joe
Ross, Craig
Byrne, Alexander M. P.
Lewis, Thomas
Lynton-Jenkins, Joshua
Adebowale, Kehinde
Mijten, Erik
Varga, Gabriel
Brown, Ian H.
Banyard, Ashley C.
Cook, Alasdair J. C.
Article History
Received: 17 May 2023
Accepted: 20 January 2025
First Online: 12 February 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria (Reference number: ABUCAUC/2019/009) and University of Surrey, United Kingdom (favourable ethical review by Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body received on November 04, 2019). Permission to participate in the study and informed consent was obtained from each live bird marketer before sampling of birds at the market stalls and completion of a market stall questionnaire. All sample collection from poultry was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: This study was supported by the Africa Livestock Productivity and Health Advancement (ALPHA) Initiative, co-funded by Zoetis and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Two of the co-authors (EM and GV) are employed by Zoetis. EM and GV were involved in the writing of the manuscript. There are no potential areas of bias which may confer any advantage to Zoetis. All other authors do not have any kind of competing interests.