Prakas, Petras
Bagdonaitė, Dovilė Laisvūnė
Jasiulionis, Marius
Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Evelina
Stirkė, Vitalijus
Balčiauskas, Linas
Butkauskas, Dalius
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba (S-MIP-23-4)
Article History
Received: 2 October 2025
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 26 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with Lithuanian legislation (the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Welfare and Protection of Animals No. XI-2271, “Requirements for the Housing, Care and Use of Animals for Scientific and Educational Purposes”, approved by Order No B1-866, 31 October 2012 of the Director of the State Food and Veterinary Service (Paragraph 4 of Article 16) and European legislation (Directive 2010/63/EU) on the protection of animals, and was approved by the Animal Welfare Committee of the State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, protocol No GGT-9.