Chukwudi, Prosper https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-2703
Okeke, Emmanuel
Amulu, Lambert Chinonso
Adebayo, Mateen Kehinde https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-4434
Aroh, Izuchukwu Martin https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4622-6316
Ikeh, Nnanna Ephraim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-6923
Ugwuoke, Wilfred Ikechukwu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-9312
Ogwuegbu, Mercy Chisara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-0528
Anizoba, Nnenna Winifred https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-7145
Amaefule, Bright Chigozie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7382-5287
Ndofor-Foleng, Harriet Mbunwen https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5068-2416
Article History
Received: 2 August 2025
Accepted: 5 December 2025
First Online: 23 December 2025
Declarations
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: All experimental procedures were approved by the Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee, Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (approval code: UNN/C024ARO10.11.01.2023) and were conducted following the ethical guidelines for the use of animals in biomedical research established by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. This study involved no clinical trial; hence, clinical trial registration is not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.