RodrÃguez, Marina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-6719
Joseph, Sunitha
Pfeffer, Martin
Raghavan, Rekha
Wernery, Ulrich
Article History
Received: 1 December 2019
Accepted: 24 August 2020
First Online: 1 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: An Ethic Commission comprising 4 veterinarians of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) and a government veterinarian from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), United Arab Emirates, follow the Ministerial Decree No. 384 of the year 2008 on the executive by-law of the Federal Law No. 16 of the year 2007 concerning Animal Welfare. The Welfare of all experimental animals and treatment of them conducted by the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory are reviewed and approved by the Animal Ethic Committee of Central Veterinary Research Laboratory and Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates (Permit Number: 550353). The horses used in this experiment belong to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, founder of Central Veterinary Research Laboratory who verbally approved this trial.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.