El-Sayed, Ahmed A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5049-3964
Noaman, Eman A.
Ragab, Mohamed T.
Hafez, Amani
Mahmoud, Mona A.
El-Naggar, Ahmed L.
Osman, Wafaa A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Desert Research Center
Article History
Received: 18 June 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Ethics Committee of Desert Research Centre (DRC), Ministry of Agriculture and Reclamation, Egypt, approved the methods used to collect samples and care of animals in this experiment (code DRC 07–6/25). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations and this study was reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines ( ). All permissions were obtained from the farm owners.