Nisa, Fakhar un
Kaul, Haiba
Asif, Muhammad
Amin, Imran
Mrode, Raphael
Mansoor, Shahid
Mukhtar, Zahid
Funding for this research was provided by:
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, AGRICULTURAL LINKAGES PROGRAMME (AS 016, AS 016)
Article History
Received: 27 June 2023
Accepted: 13 September 2023
First Online: 7 October 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: To ensure the ethical and humane treatment of animals, the study described in this research paper was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan on 10-06-2020. During blood collection, a professional veterinarian was there to ensure minimal distress and harm to the animals. Before collecting any samples, the researchers met with the owners of the farm where the animals were housed to explain the purpose of the study and obtain informed consent verbally.