Tršar, Lina
Štrljič, Marjeta
Svete, Alenka Nemec
Koprivec, Saša
Tozon, Nataša
Žel, Martina Krofič
Pavlin, Darja
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053, P4-0053)
Article History
Received: 2 April 2024
Accepted: 2 April 2025
First Online: 9 May 2025
Declarations
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: The authors confirm that the study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines. All caregivers provided informed consent for use of archived samples for the study. The Committee for Animal Welfare of Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia considered that this type of project does not fall under the legislation for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes since all the procedures employed were performed as part of a routine clinical veterinary examination (decision No. 033–5/2025–6).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.