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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
Language: English
Page range: 381 - 386
Submitted on: Dec 3, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 11, 2025
Published on: Aug 16, 2025
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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