Pantaleo, Valeria
Furlanello, Tommaso
Carli, Erika
Ventura, Laura
Solano-Gallego, Laia
Article History
Received: 12 August 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2024
First Online: 8 October 2024
Declarations
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: All collection procedures were performed solely for the dog’s benefit and for standard diagnostic purposes. Written informed consent was obtained from all owners of the dogs. No anesthesia or euthanasia was required in any part of the study. All procedures complied with the European legislation on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Directive 2010/63/EU) and with the ethical requirement of the Italian law (<i>Decreto legislativo</i> 04/03/2014, no. 26). Accordingly, our study did not require authorization or an ID protocol number.
: All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.