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Received: 13 November 2019

Accepted: 17 February 2020

First Online: 21 February 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Live animals were not involved in this study while only the samples of deer faeces were used from previous study []. At that time deer faeces samples were collected by hunters from hunting families. In accordance with the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes and Slovenian Animal Protection Law (Uradni list RS št. 38/2013 and 21/2018) non-experimental clinical veterinary practices and practices not likely to cause pain, suffering distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than that caused by the introduction of a needle is not considered as experiment on animals and permission for experiment on animals from competent authority is not required.

: The manuscript contains no individual person’s data and does not require consent for publication.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.