Hydbring-Sandberg, Eva https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-8697
Larsson, Elin
Madej, Andrzej
Höglund, Odd Viking https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-836X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Agria Djurförsäkring
Svenska Kennelklubben
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Article History
Received: 27 November 2020
Accepted: 5 July 2021
First Online: 10 July 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study only included dogs whose owners had already decided to have their dogs neutered before accepting to participate in this study. Dog owners were informed about the study design and signed their approval. Participation in this study did not affect the ordinary treatment of the dogs before, during, and after surgery except for the spontaneously voided urine sampling. Urine sampling was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee in Uppsala (C287/12); the use of privately owned animals by the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Dnr 31-11700/12).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.