Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 89-93

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392010089

The impact of traumatic limb injuries resulting from operations related to transport for slaughter on biochemical indices in end-of-lay hens

Lenka Válková1, Eva Voslářová1, Martin Hostovský1, Jana Blahová1, Gabriela Kadlecová1, Annamaria Passantino2, Vladimír Večerek1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Messina, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Messina, Italy

Received August 4, 2022
Accepted December 13, 2022

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