Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 251-258

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493020251

Prevalence of heart lesions in cattle, pigs, sheep and goats detected during veterinary checks in slaughterhouses with respect to animal welfare

Lenka Válková1, Eva Voslářová1, 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 October 9, 2023
Accepted June 18, 2024

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