Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 275-279

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180030275

The effect of intensive fattening of bulls with a high-concentrate diet on ruminal mucosa – a morphometric study

Julius Černík1, Eva Štercová2, Jan Šterc3, Petr Fictum1, Jiří Luňáček4, Roman Halouzka1

1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathological Morphology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
2Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Nutrition, Animal Husbandry and Animal Hygiene, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
3CERVUS s.r.o., Olomouc, Czech Republic
4Faculty of Business and Management, Department of Economy, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic

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