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Evaluating the impact of polypropylene-based cat litter on urinalysis reliability in feline patientsJournal title
Polish Journal of Veterinary SciencesYearbook
2025Volume
vol. 28Issue
No 4Authors
Affiliation
Walas, K. : Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland ; Rymar, J. : Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland ; Ciesielska, D. : University Veterinary Polyclinic, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Krakowska 2, 30-199 Rząska, Poland ; Górska, A. : Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland ; Siemińska, I. : Department of Infectious and Invasive Diseases and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Rędzina 1 C, 30-248 Kraków, PolandKeywords
urine ; feline ; urine litter ; urinalysisDivisions of PAS
Nauki Biologiczne i RolniczeCoverage
667–671Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynBibliography
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