Anwar, Fatma A S
Alkenani, Naser A.
Abd-elghaffar, Sary Khaleel
Omar, Hossam El-Din M.
Abdel-maksoud, Fatma M.
Abdelsater, Naser
Mohamed, Islam S. E.
Rudayni, Hassan
Al-zharani, Mohammed
Dossouvi, Komla Mawunyo
Elkelish, Amr
Mohamed, Sara Abdel Aal
Article History
Received: 27 December 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The procedures followed the guidelines for capture, handling, and care of mammals of the Animal house ethical committee, Assiut University, ethically approved all procedures in this study. All animals’ procedures were in accordance with the standard international guidelines by the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals and Ethical approval was obtained from the Committee of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt 06/2023/0126. This study was conducted and reported in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines and in accordance with internationally accepted standards for animal welfare. All anesthesia and euthanasia procedures followed AVMA (2020) guidelines and were designed to minimize pain and distress.