Abdelhady, Hala A.
Yassin, Aya M.
Aboul-Ella, Hassan
Fahmy, Khaled Nasr El-din
Farghali, Haithem A. M.
M.A., Tony
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cairo University
Article History
Received: 7 January 2026
Accepted: 15 April 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted with the written informed consent of the owner of the private kennel from which all animals were sourced. The owner consented to the study procedures (dietary supplementation with Spirulina , blood and fecal sample collection, and body weight monitoring over seven weeks preceded by 1 week adaptation period) and to the publication of anonymized data. All experimental procedures were performed following the institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University. Approval No. is (VET CU110520251096) with relevance to ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.