Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 39-46

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392010039

Doping control in horses in the Czech Republic in 2010-2019

Taťana Hytychová1, Klára Dosedělová1, Petr Jahn2

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Husbandry and Animal Welfare and Public Veterinary Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Equine Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic

Received October 25, 2021
Accepted December 13, 2022

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