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Hudu Garba Mikail1 \*, Mamman Mohammed<sup>2</sup> , Habib Danmalam Umar3 and Mohammed Musa Suleiman<sup>2</sup>

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Abuja, Nigeria

2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

3 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

\*Address all correspondence to: mghudu@yahoo.com; hudu.mikail@uniabuja.edu.ng

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## **Chapter 4**
