Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 87-97

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291010087

Radiocaesium in wild boars in Novohradské (Gratzen) Mountains

František Kouba1, Kateřina Vernerová2, Miloslav Šoch2, Vladimír Hanzal3, Lucie Filásová1, Zbyněk Semerád4, František Svoboda4, Jan Rosmus5

1Regional Veterinary Administration of the State Veterinary Administration for South Bohemian Region, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
3Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic
4State Veterinary Administration, Praha, Czech Republic
5State Veterinary Institute Praha, Czech Republic

Received February 10, 2021
Accepted October 15, 2021

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