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Article History
Received: 17 October 2024
Accepted: 29 September 2025
First Online: 24 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval (FVM/UNN/IACUC/2019/0918) was secured from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. All applicable local, national, and international protocols, guidelines, and regulations were rigorously adhered to throughout the research.