Strauss, Egbert http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-4444
Maistrelli, Claudia
Strube, Christina
Ludwig, Tobias
Siebert, Ursula
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Nr. 406-04032/1 – 1463(E) 2011)
Niedersächsische Bingo Umweltstiftung (U118/11G)
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TIHO)
Article History
Received: 8 November 2021
Revised: 8 May 2022
Accepted: 22 June 2022
First Online: 1 August 2022
Declarations
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: Raw data are available in supplemental files.
: Animal experiments were permitted by the ethics commission of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES, Dept. 33 Animal Welfare, permit number: 33.9–42502-04–11/0364). To minimize stress, handling was performed by a small, trained team in a quiet environment, while the animals’ heads were covered. Permits for entering the nature reserve were issued by the lower nature conservation authorities of the Harburg and Heidekreis districts.