Heinau, Lea
Petersen, Ivo
Rohdich, Nadja
Plehn, Claudia
Chiummo, Rafael
Zschiesche, Eva
van der Mescht, Luther
Liebenberg, Julian
Barrett, Anne
Funding for this research was provided by:
MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH
Article History
Received: 23 September 2025
Accepted: 22 December 2025
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with EU Directive 2010/63 as well as local and national regulations. The protocol was reviewed and approved by the Study Site Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and by the Sponsor’s ethics committee prior to implementation.
: Not applicable.
: LH, IP, NR, CP, and EZ are employees of MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH, Schwabenheim, Germany. RC is an employee of MSD Saúde Animal, São Paulo, Brazil, and was an employee of MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH, Schwabenheim, Germany at the time of study conduct. AB is an employee of Merck Animal Health, Rahway, New Jersey, USA. LM was and JL is employed by ClinVet International (pty) Ltd, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa, the contract research organization (CRO) which was commissioned by MSD Animal Health to conduct these studies.