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Authors
Szmatoła, Tomasz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-4198
Finno, Carrie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-0234
Gurgul, Artur https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5979-144X
Heath, Harrison
Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Monika https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-771X
Almarzook, Saria
Norton, Elaine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-2893
Ropka-Molik, Katarzyna
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland (503-182-609)
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Article History
Received: 2 December 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 20 April 2026
Declarations
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: The material used in this study comprised hair follicles and blood samples that originated from the genetic material bank of the National Research Institute of Animal Production (Balice, Poland). The samples were obtained and stored in accordance with the applicable Polish law, including the Act of 15 January 2015 on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific or Educational Purposes (Journal of Laws 2015, item 266).The samples used as archival material from the Biological Material Bank at the National Research Institute of Animal Production were collected with the approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (no. 1173/2015 and 102/2025). Hair follicle and blood samples were collected with informed owner consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
