Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 149-156

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291020149

Selected aspects of caesium-137 contamination in wild boars (Sus scrofa)

Katarína Beňová1, Alena Havelková2, Petr Dvořák3

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Biology and Physiology, Košice, Slovakia
2Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Brno, Czech Republic
3University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Brno, Czech Republic

Received November 26, 2021
Accepted February 1, 2022

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