Journal of Veterinary Research

Editor-in-Chief
Beata Cuvelier-Mizak, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland

Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Mirosław P. Polak, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland

Associate Editors

Jacek Kuźmak, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland
Michał Reichert, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland

Editorial Advisory Board
Roger D. Ayling, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom
Dariusz Bednarek, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Marian Binek, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Rudolf Cabadaj, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia (Professor Emeritus)
Esperanza Gomez-Lucia, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Klaus Henning, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Jena, Germany
Jarosław Horbańczuk, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
Piotr Jedziniak, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Martyna Kandefer-Szerszeń, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
Andrzej Koncicki, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Jan Kotwica, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
Krzysztof Kwiatek, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
David Longbottom, Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, United Kingdom
Ireneusz M. Łakomy, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland (Professor Emeritus)
William L. Mengeling, Iowa State University, Ames, United States (Professor Emeritus)
Kristian Møller, National Veterinary Institute DTU Vet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Robin A. J. Nicholas, Animal and Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom (Professor Emeritus)
Krzysztof Niemczuk, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Karsten Nöckler, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
Herbert W. Ockerman, Ohio State University, Columbus, United States (Professor Emeritus)
Jacek Osek, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Alessandra Pelagalli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Maurice Pensaert, State University of Ghent, Belgium (Professor Emeritus)
Andrzej Posyniak, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Jerzy Rola, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Konrad Sachse, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Animal Health, Jena, Germany
Krzysztof Śmietanka, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Eric Verdon, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, Fougères, France
Małgorzata Warenik-Bany, National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Marcin Weiner, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education, Biała Podlaska, Poland
Grzegorz Woźniakowski, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
Jie Zhang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Iowa State University, Ames, United States

Language Editor
Scott Carter, Native Speaker

Technical Editors
Grażyna Lenartowicz, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland
Renata Wydra, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Poland

Contact

Journal of Veterinary Research
National Veterinary Research Institute
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24-100 Pulawy, POLAND

Editor-in-Chief:
+48 81 8893309

Editorial Office:
+48 81 889 3327
+48 81 889 3280
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Publisher
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