Geibel, Johannes
Reimer, Christian
Pook, Torsten
Weigend, Steffen
Weigend, Annett
Simianer, Henner
Funding for this research was provided by:
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Article History
Received: 20 April 2021
Accepted: 28 April 2021
First Online: 12 May 2021
Declarations
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: The study did not involve new treatment of animals as only published data was used. DNA samples for all already published raw data were taken from a data base established during the project AVIANDIV (EC Contract No. BIO4-CT98_0342; 1998–2000; ExternalRef removed) and later extended by samples of the project SYNBREED (FKZ 0315528E; 2009–2014; ExternalRef removed). Blood sampling was done in strict accordance to the German animal welfare regulations, with written consent of the animal owners and was approved by the at the according times ethics responsible persons of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. According to German animal welfare regulations, notice was given to the responsible institution, the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (33.9–42502-05-10A064).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.