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Article History

Received: 19 March 2021

Accepted: 19 May 2021

First Online: 21 June 2021

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with European legislation and French regulations on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Directive 2010/63/EU, 2010; Code rural, 2018; Décret no. 2013 − 118, 2013) and complied to the recommendations of the “Charte nationale portant sur l’éthique en expérimentation animale” established by the “Comité National de Réflexion Ethique sur l’Expérimentation Animale” (CNREEA—Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation—Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation). The study protocol was approved by the Anses/EnvA/UPEC ethical committee (N° 19–047). Informed written consent to participate was required from the owners. Informed written consent was obtained from all dog owners.

: Not applicable.

: J.B., B.M., E.Q., and P.E. were employees of Transgene SA when the work was performed. Transgene SA is a publicly traded French biopharmaceutical company, with Institut Merieux as the major shareholder. The authors declare no other competing interests. J.B. is recipient of an Industrial Training Convention for Research (CIFRE) doctoral fellowship (2017/0266). Other authors do not have any conflict of interest to declare.