Castro Martins, Mariana http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-4154
Peffers, Mandy J.
Lee, Katie
Rubio-Martinez, Luis M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool (VET039-VSRP)
Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellowship (107471/Z/15/Z)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2017
Accepted: 14 March 2018
First Online: 20 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Tissue samples from deceased horses euthanized for reasons unrelated to this study were collected from an abattoir as a by-product of the agricultural industry. The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, Schedule 2, does not define collection from these sources as scientific procedures and ethical approval was therefore not required.
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