Sun, Mengmeng
De Cuyper, Annelies
Xu, Jia
Quiévy, Alicia
Janssens, Geert P. J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
China Scholarship Council
Article History
Received: 7 November 2024
Accepted: 21 April 2025
First Online: 7 May 2025
Declarations
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: Anesthesia of the animals for this study was part of routine health monitoring at the zoo and did not cause additional discomfort or risk to the animals. No additional ethical approval required. All animals were cared for in strict compliance with relevant animal welfare regulations, including the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (Directive 2010/63/EU), the regulations and policies of Pairi Daiza, and the Royal Decree on the protection of experimental animals—29 th May 2013 (Copy of this document is available from bienetreanimal.wallonie.be/or from Pairi Daiza).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.