Liu, Guo
Fu, Pengfei
Zhang, Xiaoli
Kong, Fanli
Peng, Jie
Kang, Di
Pei, Yuqi
Li, Kun
Lu, Zengjun
Funding for this research was provided by:
Start-up Fund for PhD Recruits, Gansu Agricultural University (GAU-KYQD-2020-1)
Major Program of the Gansu Joint Research Fund (23JRRA1476)
Article History
Received: 14 November 2025
Revised: 24 February 2026
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: All animal experiments involving dogs were reviewed and approved by the Animal Care and Use Committees of Gansu Agricultural University and the Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute. All procedures were performed in strict accordance with relevant international, national, and institutional guidelines for the welfare of animals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.