Brložnik, M.
Nemec Svete, A.
Erjavec, V.
Domanjko Petrič, A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053)
Article History
Received: 1 December 2022
Accepted: 31 January 2023
First Online: 15 February 2023
Declarations
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: Institutional Review Board Statement: The study was conducted according to the applicable Slovenian governmental regulations (Animal Protection Act, The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 43/2007) and according to current European and Slovenian legislation (Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Official Journal of the European Union L 276/33); Animal Protection Law (Official Gazette of the Republi of Slovenia, No. 38/13;12/18). The study was approved by The Animals in Experiments Welfare Commission of the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana.The authors confirm that the study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines.The Ethical Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia approved all procedures. All procedures complied with the relevant Slovenian (Animal Protection Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 43/2007) regulations.All dog owners signed an informed consent form before enrolling their dogs in the study.
: The owner of the dog gave informed consent for publication of the echocardiographic images of the dog (Fig. InternalRef removed).
: The authors declare no competing interests.