Menamvar, S.
Bokade, P. P.
Kumar, K. V.
Sowjanyakumari, S.
Alamuri, A.
Veeregowda, B. M.
Reddy, Y. N.
Rathnamma, D.
Isloor, S.
Ramesh, P. T.
Shome, B. R.
Balamurugan, V.
Article History
Received: 13 December 2022
Revised: 12 March 2023
Accepted: 28 April 2023
First Online: 2 October 2023
COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL STANDARDS
: <i>Statement on the welfare of animals</i>. This study was carried out in the approved institute Project (F. no. 6-52/NIVEDI/Biosafety/2019/10/05 dated 07.09.2021) by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC). The animal sera from various disease investigation units of the state animal husbandry departments or veterinary colleges in Telangana state were submitted to the ICAR-NIVEDI for providing diagnosis for Leptospirosis by MAT. These available sera in the <i>Leptospira</i> Laboratory were used in this study. The manuscript does not contain animal experimental trials. Moreover, the serum samples were collected by well-trained veterinarians concerning animal welfare regulations for disease diagnosis after obtaining oral concern from the animal /farm owners.
: <i>Conflict of interest</i>. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.