Quintavalla, Fausto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0727-1167
Biffani, Stefano
Della Pietra, Emma
Mainez, Mireia
MarÃ-Martorell, Daniel https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2001-5973
Canales, Rocio https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5065-0511
Article History
Received: 2 December 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethics approval, in accordance with local legislation, is not required for the study, as all animal sampling was carried out as part of Mundomar Benidorm’s routine health assessments, as part of its preventive medicine program, and performed by veterinarians. However, this research has been approved by the Animal Ethics Committees of the UCH-CEU University (research authorization no. CEEA 23/36) as of November 16, 2023.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.