Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 11-17

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493S11S11

Prevalence of anaplasmosis on dairy farms in the European region (Thrace) of Türkiye: A retrospective study on the effectiveness of two different treatment protocols

Levent Aydın1, Yiğit Kaçar2, Münir Aktaş3, Hasan Batmaz2

1Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Bursa, Türkiye
2Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bursa, Türkiye
3Fırat University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Elazığ, Türkiye

Received May 9, 2024
Accepted December 12, 2024

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