Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 87-92

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493010087

Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in fattening pigs at a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic

Helena Veselá1, Marta Dušková1, Petra Furmančíková1, Renáta Karpíšková1,2, Josef Kameník1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Origin Food and Gastronomic Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Brno, Czech Republic

Received September 26, 2023
Accepted February 19, 2024

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