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Article History

Received: 27 September 2024

Accepted: 29 November 2024

First Online: 4 December 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical review and approval does not apply for this study. Holder of a certificate of competence for designing experiments and experimental projects under Act No. 246/1992 Coll., issued by the Ministry of Agriculture (licence number CZ02471) and an employee ofthe Czech University ofLife Science in Pague, Czech Republicconsiders that this type of project does not fall under the legislation for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, national decree-law 246/1992 Sb. (2010-63- EU directive ). It considers that this type of project has no impact on animal welfare because all procedures are carried out after the animal has been sacrificed, and the legislation for slaughter in accodance with the Czechia Hunting Law (Journal ofLaws 2001 No. 43, item 488) during the hunting season (between December 15 and January 15, 2023) while stalking hunts (without the use dogs, cars, without drive animals ), by qualified hunters - employees of the Židlochovice forest district and no research procedures detrimental to animal welfare were performer, according to the applicable legislation (Act of 15 January 2015 on the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes; Directive 20 I 0/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.