Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 67-74

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010067

Changes of biochemical environment and body weight in healthy periparturient Lipizzan mares

Vladimír Hura1, František Novotný1, Igor Valocký1, Martin Boldižár1, Ján Bílek1, Petra Horňáková1, Zuzana Vilhanová1, Slavomír Horňák2, Vladimír Petrovič3

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinic of Horses, Košice, Slovak Republic
2University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinic of Small Animals, Košice, Slovak Republic
3University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received September 20, 2016
Accepted March 3, 2017

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