Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 65-71

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887010065

Effect of an 1800 MHz electromagnetic field emitted during embryogenesis on the blood picture of one-day-old domestic hen chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Krzysztof Pawlak1, Bartosz Bojarski1, Zenon Nieckarz2, Marcin Lis1, Tomasz Wojnar3

1University of Agriculture in Kraków, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Veterinary Science, Reproduction and Animal Welfare, Kraków, Poland
2Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Institute of Physics, Experimental Computer Physics Department, Kraków, Poland
3University of Agriculture in Kraków, University Centre of Veterinary Medicine UJ-UR, Kraków, Poland

Received May 1, 2017
Accepted April 3, 2018

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