Obaidat, Mohammad M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-9670
Alshehabat, Musa A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Jordan University of Science and Technology (100/2015)
Article History
Received: 23 April 2018
Accepted: 26 July 2018
First Online: 31 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. All dog owners were briefed regarding the study objectives. It was emphasized to the dog owners/guardians that this study is for research purposes. It was also emphasized that their decision to allow sampling from their animals is completely voluntarily and their decision would not affect needed veterinary care of their animals. To achieve proper collection and to gain access to dog farms, private veterinarians assisted the researchers in blood collection and interviews.