Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 205-211

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887030205

Biochemical profile of blood in naturally occurring Sarcocystis infection in cattle

Vytautas Januškevičius1, Gražina Januškevičienė2, Antanas Banys3, Jurgita Dailidavičienė4, Albina Aniulienė1

1Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Kaunas, Lithuania
2Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Food Safety and Quality, Kaunas, Lithuania
3Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Large Animal Clinic, Kaunas, Lithuania
4Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kaunas, Lithuania

Received January 8, 2018
Accepted June 27, 2018

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