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Farid, A. Hossain
Hussain, Irshad
Rupasinghe, Priyanka P.
Stephen, Jancy
Arju, Irin
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Article History
Received: 21 October 2021
Accepted: 16 September 2022
First Online: 3 October 2022
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: Mink were managed according to the industry standards (). All procedures were performed in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines (). Inoculation and samplings were performed according to the standards of the Canadian Council for Animal Care () after approval by Dalhousie University Animal Care and Use Committee (file numbers 2009–015, 2013–079; Ms. Laurel MacIntosh, Secretary of the Council). Prior to inoculation or blood sampling, animals were anesthetized by intramuscular injection of ketamine hydrochloride and xylazine hydrochloride at the rates of 10 mg and 2 mg per kg live weight, respectively. Euthanasia was performed in mink under anesthesia by intracardiac injection of sodium pentobarbital at the rate of 100 mg per kg body weight.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
