Nemati, Ali
Askari Badouei, Mahdi
Hashemitabar, Gholamreza
Hafiz, Maryam
Article History
Received: 24 February 2025
Accepted: 14 July 2025
First Online: 22 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures involving animals and their care in this study were approved (No. IR140357299) by Iran National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research. Moreover, a verbal informed consent was obtained from the owners of the companion animals. The research committee of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad reviewed and approved that all the study protocols were conducted in accordance with the related guidelines and regulations (No. FUM57299). The study was carried out in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines (http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/page.asp? id=1357).