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Article History

Received: 18 March 2024

Revised: 23 July 2024

Accepted: 30 July 2024

First Online: 12 August 2024

Declarations

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: All procedures reported here were taken during regular breeding events of the animals and thus do not need a specific ethics permission according to national guidelines. Housing facilities are regularly approved for keeping and breeding cavies by the local government authority responsible for health, veterinary and food monitoring (Gesundheits-, Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachungsamt) under the licence number 530.42 16 30 − 1. All animals were used for other experiments or kept under stock conditions after the end of observations. The animals that died before the end of the study, died of diverse natural causes. Some juveniles were stillborn (early mortality < 5%). Three primiparous females died during or shortly after giving birth, and two males died due to kidney failure when about 6 months old.

: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.