Ariel, Olivier
Brouard, Jean-Simon
Marete, Andrew
Miglior, Filippo
Ibeagha-Awemu, Eveline
Bissonnette, Nathalie http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-209X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (CRDPJ 441719)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (J000079, J000075)
Article History
Received: 28 April 2020
Accepted: 26 February 2021
First Online: 7 March 2021
Declarations
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: Animals were owned by the Dairy Producers and a confidentiality agreement has been signed with all Dairy Producers. They were treated according to local management practices and, if required, they were culled following the veterinary practices. They were not euthanized as part of this study. All animal procedures were carried out according to the Canadian Council on Animal Care guidelines for institutional animal use. The ethical approval protocols 424 and 431 were approved by the <i>Comité Institutionnel de Protection des Animaux</i> from the Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The dairy cows selected for the study were from the herds from companion studies (AAFC-J000075 and AAFC-J000079). Enrollment of JD-positive herds was authorized by the owners. The dairy producers of all animals used in this study signed a collaborative agreement allowing the use of their animals.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Eveline Ibeagha-Awemu is a member of the editorial board for the BMC Genomics journal.