Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 227-233

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291030227

Diagnosis of Sarcina ventriculi-derived haemorrhagic abomasitis in lambs by histopathology and real-time PCR

Mehmet Tuzcu1, Nevin Tuzcu2, Gokhan Akcakavak3, Zeynep Celik1

1Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey
2Selcuk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey
3Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Sorgun, Yozgat, Turkey

Received February 24, 2022
Accepted June 14, 2022

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