Justin, Akilimali Itongwa
Kassam, Daud
Sikawa, Daniel Clement
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 21 January 2026
Declarations
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: All the procedures involved in this study were in accordance with internationally accepted guidelines for the use of animals and were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources through the Department of Animal Science. The experimental protocol for the use of animals was in compliance with Malawian Animal Welfare Guidelines, Version 1.0 (2019).
: Authors hereby give their consent for the publication of the results reported in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.