Hisgen, Linda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7594-0713
Abel, Lena
Hallmaier-Wacker, Luisa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-2275
Lüert, Simone
Lavazza, Antonio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7646-3592
Trogu, Tiziana http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-6083
Velarde, Roser http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3332-6405
Nováková, Markéta http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-4494
Gyuranecz, Miklós http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5698-5713
Ågren, Erik http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6854-3421
Barlow, Alexander
Šmajs, David http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-3464
Knauf, Sascha http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5744-4946
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KN1097/7-1)
Grantová Agentura České Republiky (GC18-23521J)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (LP2012/22)
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit
Article History
Received: 15 December 2020
Revised: 22 September 2021
Accepted: 23 September 2021
First Online: 1 October 2021
Declarations
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: The authors confirm that the ethical policies of the journal, as noted on the journal’s author guidelines page, have been adhered to. Ethical clearance was granted by the animal welfare body of the Georg-August-University of Goettingen (Ref. E8/20). Live-handling of hares in Italy was performed by veterinary personnel and took place on behalf of the hunting management bodies as a health surveillance of wild lagomorphs that are designated for restocking. Sampling was therefore not conducted for the purpose of this study. Hares from Germany, Hungary, Sweden, UK, the Netherlands, and Spain originated from carcasses or legally hunted hares; thus, ethical approval was not required. No hares were purposely shot for this study. Authorization for sample import from Spain was granted by the Ministerio para la Transición ecológica (Ref. ESNC25) as required by the Nagoya protocol.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.