Cortellari, Matteo
Bionda, Arianna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9116-3208
Negro, Alessio
Frattini, Stefano
Mastrangelo, Salvatore
Somenzi, Elisa
Lasagna, Emiliano
Sarti, Francesca M.
Ciani, Elena
Ciampolini, Roberta
Marletta, Donata
Liotta, Luigi
Ajmone Marsan, Paolo
Pilla, Fabio
Colli, Licia
Talenti, Andrea
Crepaldi, Paola
Article History
Received: 21 June 2021
Accepted: 23 November 2021
First Online: 11 December 2021
Declarations
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: All authors declare that animal samples were obtained in compliance with local/national laws in force at the time of sampling. Genotyping data exchange was in accordance with national and international regulations. The management and handling of the animals involved in the study were performed according to the Italian and European legislation on animal welfare (D.lgs n. 146/2001, Council Directive 98/58/CE) and adhering to the ARRIVE ESSENTIAL 10 guidelines, where applicable. Blood samples were taken by veterinary surgeons according to the recommendations of the European directive 2010/63 and no actual experimental research on animals was performed. The Ethical committee of the Department of Veterinary Science of the University of Messina approved the experimental protocol (code 046/2020).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.