Röttgen, Volker https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0386-2197
Tümmler, Lisa-Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-7777
Koczan, Dirk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3183-998X
Rebl, Alexander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-7433
Kuhla, Björn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-5502
Vanselow, Jens https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-4615
Baufeld, Anja https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0330-7596
Funding for this research was provided by:
Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Article History
Received: 5 April 2023
Accepted: 14 August 2023
First Online: 25 August 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All animal procedures were conducted according to the ARRIVE guidelines, the European Directive 2010/63/EU, the German Animal Welfare Act, the German Regulation on the Protection of Animals in Connection with slaughter or Killing and the Implementation of the Council regulation of (EU) 1099/2009. The experiment was approved by the federal competent authority of Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania (Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; approval No. 7221.3-1.1-009/16). Approval by the competent authority also includes a decision by the Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee. The previous owner of the animals used in this study consented to the use as experimental animal.
: Not applicable.