Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (238770/2012-5)
Article History
Received: 8 March 2019
Accepted: 27 September 2019
First Online: 1 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All procedures performed with the horses in this study (blood draw and tissue collection) as well as the euthanasia method described adhered to the guidelines of the Colorado State University Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) and were approved (ACUC, protocol number: 12–3879).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.