Rojas, R. Glenda
Patiño, Fabián
Pérez, Jesús
Medina, Claudio
Lares, María
Méndez, César
Aular, Johan
Parkhouse, R. M. E.
Cortéz, María M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fondo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación (VE) (2012-000795)
Fondo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación (2012-000798)
Article History
Received: 31 May 2018
Accepted: 10 July 2018
First Online: 19 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All animals were handled following the good animal practice as defined by the OIE’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code for the use of animals in research and education ( ExternalRef removed ), and the guidelines provided by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research ( ExternalRef removed ). All the pig owners provided signed informed consent for their participation. A single consent form was used for all study procedures, and prospective participants were given the opportunity to refuse to participate. Owners (normally the Head of household) were informed about the aim, risks, and benefit of the study as well as to the necessity of drawing blood samples from their pigs. After receiving permission, we worked with the pigs either outside or inside the house.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.