Probst, Julia
Springer, Andrea
Strube, Christina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TIHO)
Article History
Received: 1 March 2024
Accepted: 29 January 2025
First Online: 22 February 2025
Declarations
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: The clinical laboratory study generating additional data on tick attachment sites was conducted in accordance with the German Animal Welfare act as well as the national and international guidelines for animal welfare. The animal experiments were permitted by the ethics commission of the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) under reference number 33.8-42502-04-20/3401. Informed consent was obtained from all veterinarians involved in this study.
: Not applicable.
: CS declares that she repeatedly has lectured for and acted as consultant for diagnostic and (veterinary) pharmaceutical companies and has previous and ongoing research collaborations with various diagnostic and (veterinary) pharmaceutical companies. JP declares that she has been employed as a PhD student in the project, which was included in the financial support by Intervet Deutschland GmbH. AS declares that she has no conflict of interest.