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Article History

Received: 16 July 2025

Accepted: 16 September 2025

First Online: 21 October 2025

Declarations

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: The original biological tissue used for DNA isolation was blood, which was collected by an official veterinarian from the ASL (Local Sanitary Unit) of the Italian Ministry of Health during routine prophylaxis in accordance with Italian national regulations on animal welfare. Therefore, approval from the Animal Care and Use Committee (Legislative Decree No. 26 of March 4, 2014, Implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes) was not required.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.