Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 35-46

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190010035

Sudden death associated with bleeding into digestive system of finishing pigs – a review

Jaroslav Novotný1, Peter Reichel1, Petronela Kyzeková1, René Mandelík2

1University Veterinary Hospital, Clinic of Swine, Košice, Slovakia
2Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, Košice, Slovakia

Received December 4, 2020
Accepted February 24, 2021

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