Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 407-417

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392040407

Effects of chestnut wood extract and flubendazole on small intestinal morphometry and mucin layer and peripheral blood leukocytes in the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Michaela Čechová1, Martin Levkut1, Mária Levkutová1, Emília Dvorožňaková2, Emília Selecká3, Dagmar Mudroňová1, Renáta Szabóová1, Róbert Herich1, Viera Revajová1

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komenského 73, Košice, Slovak Republic
2Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
3Medivet, Dobrá Niva, Slovak Republic

Received December 9, 2022
Accepted October 25, 2023

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