Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 289-295

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584030289

Cattle tissues as a source of cadmium for consumers

Jiří Ruprich1,2, Jiří Drápal2,3, Irena Řehůřková1, Kamil Šťastný4, Martina Kalivodová1

1National Institute of Public Health, Centre for Health, Nutrition and Food, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Brno, Czech Republic
3Central State Veterinary Administration of the State Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech Republic
4Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Received February 26, 2015
Accepted May 13, 2015

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