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Authors
Joller, Sara
Bertschinger, Flurina
Kump, Erwin
Spiri, Astrid
von Rotz, Alois
Schweizer-Gorgas, Daniela
Drögemüller, Cord http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-522X
Flury, Christine
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (REF-1602-41303)
H. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung (11/2016)
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Article History
Received: 21 December 2017
Accepted: 27 February 2018
First Online: 5 March 2018
Ethics approval
: Written consent was obtained from all chicken owners. This study was primarily based on naturally occurring cases as well as a study involving the targeted mating of affected animals. All animal examinations were conducted according to national and international guidelines for animal welfare. The whole study was approved by the Cantonal Committee for Animal Experiments (Amt für Landwirtschaft und Natur des Kantons Bern, Veterinärdienst) of the Canton Bern, Switzerland (permit BE42/16).
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: The corresponding author of this manuscript (CD) is Associate Editor for BMC Veterinary Research. The authors declare to have no financial or non-financial competing interests.
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