Evaluation of Intestinal Damage Biomarkers in Calves with Atresia Coli

Ramazan Yildiz1, Mahmut Ok2, Merve Ider2

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15030, Burdur, Turkey.

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