Acta Vet. Brno 2016, 85: 205-212

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201685020205

Transport-induced mortality in Pekin ducks transported for slaughter in the Czech Republic

Eva Voslářová1, Taťana Hytychová1, Vladimír Večerek1, Katarina Nenadović2, Iveta Bedáňová1

1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology Department of Animal Protection, Welfare and Behaviour, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Hygiene, Belgrade, Serbia

Received September 21, 2015
Accepted May 2, 2016

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