Khademi Baneh, Nikwan
Cohan, Hossein
Moravedji, Meysam
Mostafavi, Ehsan
Amrollahi, Abdoreza
Rahravani, Maryam
Latifian, Mina
Tahmasebi Ashtiani, Zahra
Nemati, Amir Hesam
Esmaeili, Saber
Funding for this research was provided by:
Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch
Article History
Received: 3 August 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study followed established ethical guidelines, with all sampling procedures authorized and overseen by the Research Ethics Committees of Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch (IR.IAU.SDJ.REC.1402.109). Livestock owners were thoroughly informed about the study, and written consent was obtained before any samples were collected.All procedures were carried out in accordance with institutional policies and regulations, and the findings were reported in alignment with the ARRIVE guidelines ( ), as well as the ethical standards set forth in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent revisions.
: This study is not applicable to human participants, as it does not involve any data related to individuals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.