Reif, Kathryn E.
Kollasch, Todd M.
Locklear, Casey L.
Eberts, Matthew D.
Braswell, Kayla N.
Cooper, Anastasia M. W.
Gillespie, James W.
Herrin, Brian H.
McAbee, Jonas P.
Morgan, Carter M.
Morrow, Anna Grace
Sperling, Bailey J.
Sweeney, Daniel J.
Ryan, William G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Elanco Animal Health
Article History
Received: 17 March 2026
Accepted: 28 June 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Study dogs were handled in compliance with the Auburn University institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval (IACUC# 2025-5686).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: K.E.R. and B.H.H. are paid consultants for several animal health companies including Elanco Animal Health and Boehringer Ingelheim. T.M.K, C.L.L., and M.D.E. are employees of Elanco Animal Health. W.G.R. is a paid consultant for Elanco Animal Health. The other authors declare no competing interests.